| Autor: |
mahadev, Kanwal, Iqbal, Mohamad |
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Pakistan Journal of Biotechnology; 2019, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p133-137, 5p |
| Abstrakt: |
Neonatal jaundice affects approximately 60% of term and 80% of preterm infants requiring medical intervention shortly after birth. Phototherapy is a convenient and economical modality for the treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia but it has some side effects e.g. hypocalcemia. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to determine the frequency of post phototherapy hypocalcemia. A total 117 full-term, icteric neonates who were exposed to phototherapy for =48 hours were enrolled and hypocalcemia was assessed from serum calcium level before and after exposure to phototherapy. Phototherapy induced hypocalcemia was present in twenty icteric neonates (17.1%) and affecting more female (n=12, 60%) as compared to male (n=8, 40%). Serum calcium levels were significantly reduced from 9.25 ± 0.56 mg/dL to 8.39±0.92 mg/dL after 48 hours of phototherapy (P-value = 0.001). Moreover, a significant difference was also observed in Serum bilirubin level from baseline values 17.74 ± 1.986 mg/dL to 9.69 ± 1.29 mg/dL after 48 hours of phototherapy (P-value = 0.001). Although the prevalence of hypocalcemia was not much higher but there is a need for calcium assessment for all neonates undergoing phototherapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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