Correlation of cord bilirubin levels with hyperbilirubinaemia in ABO incompatibility.

Correlation of cord bilirubin levels with hyperbilirubinaemia in ABO incompatibility.

We studied 91 offspring of ABO incompatible preganacies and 30 controls resulting from O--O pregnancies to test whether cord bilirubin levels could be used to predict the severity of hyperbilirubinaemia in ABO incompatibility. Blood group, direct Coombs's test, and serum bilirubin estimations were carried out on cord blood, and bilirubin estimations at 12, 24, 36, and 48 hours of life.

Postnatal phenobarbitone for preventing hyperbilirubinaemia in newborns with ABO incompatibility.

Phenobarbitone acts as an inducer of hepatic enzymes resulting in accelerated uptake, conjugation and excretion of bilirubin.'> Its prophylactic use in a high risk setting such as ABO incompatibility may help in reducing the need for phototherapy and exchange transfusions. From May to December 1998, a prospective study was done at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, St John's Medical College and ...

Hour-specific bilirubin nomogram in infants with ABO incompatibility and direct Coombs-positive results.

OBJECTIVE To determine the usefulness of the hour-specific Bhutani et al bilirubin nomogram when applied to infants with Coombs-positive test results. DESIGN Retrospective chart review. SETTING Term nursery and neonatal intensive care unit of a university-affiliated hospital. PATIENTS All infants with A+ or B+ blood type born in our center from September 1, 2006, through August 31, 2008, ...

ABO Bloods group incompatibility in recurrent abortion

Abstract Background A vast variety of factors may cause recurrent pregnancy loss. Blood group incompatibility of parents could cause abortion. The examination of couples or twins, blood groups showed that the blood group incompatibility can affect adversely the outcome of pregnancy. Couples with blood group incompatibility are more involved in spontaneous miscarriage. Antigenes in two differe...

ABO incompatibility: which one matters?