Effects of jaundice and phototherapy on gastric emptying in the newborn
| Autor: | A. Philippidou, G. Russell, L. Bistarakis, C. Costalos, A. Pangali |
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| Rok vydání: | 1984 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Gastric emptying business.industry Infant Newborn Bilirubin Jaundice Phototherapy Water-Electrolyte Balance Gastroenterology Serum bilirubin Unconjugated bilirubin Jaundice Neonatal Enteral Nutrition Gastric Emptying Internal medicine Recien nacido Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Medicine Humans Clinical significance medicine.symptom business Developmental Biology |
| Zdroj: | Biology of the neonate. 46(2) |
| ISSN: | 0006-3126 |
| Popis: | Gastric emptying rate was measured in term infants without jaundice, with mild jaundice, and with moderate jaundice before and after phototherapy. Gastric emptying was significantly delayed in the moderately jaundiced infants (serum unconjugated bilirubin 233–332 μmol/l) but returned to normal following phototherapy. Mild jaundice (serum unconjugated bilirubin 170–204 μmol/l) had no effect on gastric empyting. Jaundice appears to inhibit gastric emptying, and phototherapy influences emptying indirectly by lowering serum bilirubin concentration. This effect is likely to be of clinical significance in a small minority of jaundiced infants. |
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