Journal article
Pre-phototherapy total serum bilirubin levels in extremely preterm infants
Abstract
BackgroundExtremely preterm infants are prone to hyperbilirubinemia and its sequelae. Currently recommended thresholds for initiating phototherapy in these newborns are consensus-based (CB).MethodsA multi-site retrospective cohort study of 642 infants born at 240/7 to 286/7 weeks’ gestation, between January 2013 and June 2017, was conducted at three NICUs in Canada. Pre-phototherapy TSB percentile levels at 24 h of age were generated and …
Authors
Jegathesan T; Ray JG; Keown-Stoneman CDG; Campbell DM; Shah V; Berger H; Hayeems RZ; Sgro M
Journal
Pediatric Research, Vol. 93, No. 1, pp. 226–232
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
January 2023
DOI
10.1038/s41390-022-02065-0
ISSN
0031-3998