Is Cord Blood Bilirubin Level a Reliable Predictor for Developing Significant Hyperbilirubinemia?

Aktas S., Dogan C., Okmen Z. H., Gulec S. G.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY, vol.36, no.3, pp.317-321, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1055/s-0038-1667368
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.317-321
  • Keywords: cord blood bilirubin, hyperbilirubinemia, neonate, phototherapy, ABO HEMOLYTIC-DISEASE, TOTAL SERUM BILIRUBIN, TERM, RISK, POPULATION, NEWBORNS
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective We aimed to investigate whether cord blood bilirubin (CBB) level could be used to identify the newborns at a high risk of developing hyperbilirubinemia.