Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia-Evaluation of Total Calcium, Ionised Calcium, Magnesium, Lactate and Electrolytes
| Autor: | Vani Axita Chandrakant, Vidya S Patil, Deepti G Ingleshwar, Vijayetha P Patil, Shilpasree A S |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, Vol 6, Iss 4, Pp BO01-BO06 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2455-6882 2277-8551 |
| Popis: | Introduction: A total serum bilirubin level above 5 mg/dL in neonates is defined as neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. In the first week of life around 60% of term and 80% of preterm babies develop jaundice, and at 1 month about 10% of breastfed babies are still jaundiced. This condition is associated with a wide variety of biochemical disturbances. Aim: To study the biochemical disturbances in babies with indirect hyperbilirubinemia. Materials and Methods: We studied 82 babies with unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia and compared 82 normal healthy term babies. All birth details and biochemical investigations including serum bilirubin, lactate levels, total calcium, ionized calcium, magnesium, urea, and creatinine were recorded in a prestructured proforma. Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation and Student’s ‘t’ test was used for analysis of data. Results: We found that females were 42.7% and males were 57% indicating a male preponderance in the case group. Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia was more common in babies born by caesarean section (65.8%) and babies born at gestation |
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