UNSPECIFIED, ed. Clinical practice guidelines: management of neonatal jaundice. 2nd ed. Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) . Malaysian Health Technology Assessment Section (MaHTAS), Putrajaya, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-0769-XXXX (2014)
Abstract
Neonatal Jaundice (NNJ) or neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia is one of the most common medical conditions in newborn babies. All babies have a transient rise in serum bilirubin but only about 75% are visibly jaundiced. Jaundice is clinically detectable when the serum bilirubin levels are >85 μmol/L (5 mg/dl). NNJ is more common among Asian babies and varies with races. There are also other risk factors that may be associated with severe jaundice including prematurity, G6PD deficiency and ABO incompatibility. Due to improving survival rates of preterm babies, and better identification of risk factors over the years, there is a need to address the management of jaundice in this group of babies.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Keywords: | Jaundice, Babies, Nerve development, Hyperbilirubinaemia, Liver function test |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Health Sciences > Medical Lab Technology > Biochemistry |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Health Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Farleen Azrina Zamberi |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Jun 2022 03:10 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Jun 2022 03:10 |
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