The effect of instituting a prehospital-discharge newborn bilirubin screening program in an 18-hospital health system

OBJECTIVE. Kernicterus is a rare but devastating condition. The prevention of bilirubin-induced brain injury is based on the detection of infants at risk for developing severe hyperbilirubinemia. In an 18-hospital health system, Intermountain Health Care (IHC), we initiated a program of predischarge...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatrics (Evanston) 2006-05, Vol.117 (5), p.1775
Hauptverfasser:	Eggert, Larry D, Wiedmeier, Susan E, Wilson, Janie, Christensen, Robert D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Babies Bile Brain Brain damage Brain injuries Care and treatment Diagnosis Hospital systems Injuries Kernicterus Liver diseases Medical screening Pediatrics Risk factors
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