A new look on neonatal jaundice.
J Indian Med Assoc
;
2002 Sep; 100(9): 556-60, 574
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-105100
ABSTRACT
Out of 6586 live born babies, 736 babies with jaundice were studied from 1st July 1996 to 30th June, 1997, in a city based medical college nursery. Physiological jaundice was present in 8.92% of all live born babies and accounted for 79.89% of babies with jaundice. Breast milk jaundice and prematurity were next common causes responsible for 5.29% each of all cases with neonatal jaundice. Septicaemia caused jaundice in 4.75% cases. Among the babies with jaundice appearing between day 4 and day 7 of life, breast milk jaundice was the commonest cause occurring in 49.25% cases. The last entity surfaced probably due to exclusive breastfeeding recently initiated in the baby friendly hospital nursery.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Bilirubin
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Birth Weight
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Blood Group Incompatibility
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ABO Blood-Group System
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Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Infant, Premature
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Risk Factors
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Sepsis
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Indian Med Assoc
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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