Learning from claims: hyperbilirubinaemia and kernicterus

Hyperbilirubinaemia and kernicterus in premature and full-term Bantu newborn infants.

American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for detecting neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia and preventing kernicterus.

A lthough neonatal jaundice is usually a self limited condition, in exceptional circumstances, extreme hyperbilirubinaemia, with its devastating potential of irreversible brain damage due to bilirubin encephalopathy or kernicterus, may occur. For the most part, kernicterus should nowadays be a preventable condition; however, cases continue to occur. The reasons for the persistence of kernicteru...

Neonatal hypoglycaemia: learning from claims

OBJECTIVES Neonatal hypoglycaemia is a potential cause of neonatal morbidity, and on rare but tragic occasions causes long-term neurodevelopmental harm with consequent emotional and practical costs for the family. The organisational cost to the NHS includes the cost of successful litigation claims. The purpose of the review was to identify themes that could alert clinicians to common pitfalls a...

Kernicterus and prematurity.

At one time kernicterus was most commonly associated with haemolytic disease of the newborn. With the introduction of adequate exchange transfusions this complication, whether due to Rh or to ABO incompatibility, has been virtually eliminated. In 1950 two groups of workers, Aidin, Corner and Tovey in this country and Zuelzer and Mudgett in America, independently drew attention to the fact that ...

Kernicterus: Past, Present, and Future