Efficacy of newer modalities in the management of indirect hyperbilirubinaemia at a secondary care hospital: A prospective study from 2015-2018.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of current practices and new modalities for the management of neonatal indirect hyperbilirubinaemia. METHODS The prospective study was conducted at King Khalid Hospital, Al Majmaah, Saudi Arabia, from September 2015 to September 2018, and copmprised neonates with hyperbilirubinaemia who were managed using the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence 2010 guidelines. The outcomes were measured in terms of decrease in total serum bilirubin and clinical improvement. Data was analysed using SPSS 25. RESULTS Of the 233 subjects, there were 119(51%) girls and 114(49%) boys. Phototherapy was used in 162(69.5%) cases, intensive phototherapy in 36(15.5%) and intravenous immunoglobulin in 35(15%). Exchange transfusion was done in 2(0.85%) patients. All the 233(100%) patients improved with the management and total serum bilirubin significantly reduced (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Newer techniques were found to have a vital role in the management of neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia.

• Publication year

  2020

• Venue

  JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

• Publication date

  2020-10-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.5455/jpma.31420PMID 33159747
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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