A newborn male infant is brought to the pediatrician's office with pronounced jaundice and a
total serum bilirubin level of 19.5 mg per deciliter. Phototherapy is considered. In term and …

Kernicterus, thought to be due to severe hyperbilirubinemia, is an uncommon disorder with
tragic consequences, especially when it affects healthy term and near-term infants. Early …

METHODS We reviewed the report on screening for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia published
by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and prepared by the Tufts-New England …

… Jeffrey Maisels, MB BCh, DSc, FAAP … mDepartment of Pediatrics, Neonatal and
Developmental Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California … Dr …

This article is adapted from a published evidence report concerning neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
with an added section on the risk of blood exchange transfusion (BET). Based on a …

Objective. To evaluate the effect of postnatal age at the time of discharge on the risk of
readmission to hospital with specific reference to readmission for hyperbilirubinemia. Design. …

Objective. To document the occurrence of classical kernicterus in full-term, otherwise healthy,
breast-fed infants. Methods. We reviewed the files of 22 cases referred to us by attorneys …

Standard recommendations for evaluating and treating jaundice in term babies include
following all babies closely for jaundice, obtaining several laboratory tests in those with early …

Objective. The purpose of this study was to determine whether end-tidal carbon monoxide (CO)
corrected for ambient CO (ETCOc), as a single measurement or in combination with …

Objective. The objective of this study was to evaluate the Minolta/Hill-Rom Air-Shields
Transcutaneous Jaundice Meter model JM-103. Methods. We studied a convenience sample of …