Predictive value of umbilical cord blood albumin levels as an indicator of neonatal jaundice in healthy term newborns

Autor:	Sharad Agarkhedkar, Prerna Bhat, Shradha Salunke
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty biology Obstetrics business.industry Serum albumin Albumin Early neonatal period Jaundice Predictive value Umbilical cord Confidence interval medicine.anatomical_structure medicine biology.protein medicine.symptom business Early discharge
Zdroj:	Indian Journal of Child Health. :47-49
ISSN:	2349-6126 2349-6118
DOI:	10.32677/ijch.2020.v07.i02.001
Popis:	Background: Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (NH) is the most common cause of readmission during the early neonatal period. There is a need to find the methods of screening babies at higher risk of developing jaundice before discharge. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to find out the predictive value of cord serum albumin (CSA) levels as an indicator of neonatal jaundice. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted at a tertiary hospital of Maharashtra, from October 2017 to September 2019 on 410 term newborns. CSA was collected at birth and correlated with serum bilirubin levels collected at 48 h of life. Statistical analysis was performed and the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) with a 95% confidence interval obtained. Results: Of 410 cases, 266 (64.8%) developed clinical jaundice, of which 148 (93.6%) had albumin levels 3.3 g/dl. At CSA level 3.3 g/dl are probably safe for early discharge from the hospital.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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