jaundice in neonates

 
   

Jaundice is clinically detectable in the newborn when the serum bilirubin levels are greater than 85 micromoles per litre. This occurs in approximately 60% of term infants and 80% of preterm infants.

Types of jaundice:

  • unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia: potentially toxic; may be physiological or pathological
  • conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia: non toxic; always pathological.

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