Early Predictors of Hyperbilirubinemia in Full Term Newborn

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Predictive markers enabling Pediatricians to iden?fy which neonates will develop jaundice have mandatory for preven?on of severe hyperbilirubinemia. We aim to determine the cri?cal cord bilirubin and albumin levels and bilirubin/albumin ra?o. Design: This prospec?ve study included131fulltermnewborns. Hyperbilirubinemia can be predicted by Measuring cord bilirubin , albumin and bilirubin/albumin ra?o. Results: Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (67.8%) had cord albumin level less than or equal to 2.7gm/dl. CordBilirubin/albumin ra?o cutoff value greater than 0.62 had a good predic?ve value with a sensi?vity of 100% and specificity of 88.36%, Conclusion: neonatal hyperbilirubinemia predictors are Cord BILIRUBIN/ALBUMIN ra?o , serum bilirubin and albumin.