Pre-Discharge Screening Trans-Cutaneous Bilirubinometry in Healthy Newborns in Mahdieh Hospital, Tehran
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Pre-Discharge Screening Trans-Cutaneous Bilirubinometry in Healthy Newborns in Mahdieh Hospital, Tehran
BACKGROUND Incidence of jaundice is high in newborn infants. Since well appearing newborns are rapidly and routinely discharged from hospital, performing an inexpensive noninvasive pre-discharge screening test for evaluation of jaundice seems to be necessary. OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to compare the accuracy of cutaneous v/s serum bilirubin measurements in this regard. PATIENTS AN...
متن کاملDischarge procedures for healthy newborns.
Physicians should use a checklist to facilitate discussions with new parents before discharging their healthy newborn from the hospital. The checklist should include information on breastfeeding, warning signs of illness, and ways to keep the child healthy and safe. Physicians can encourage breastfeeding by giving parents written information on hunger and feeding indicators, stool and urine pat...
متن کاملDiagnostic Usefulness of Transcutaneous Bilirubinometry in Very Preterm Newborns
BACKGROUND This study was performed to find out whether transcutaneous bilirubinometry could be a valid screening method for hyperbilirubinemia in preterm infants, especially for those who needed mechanical ventilation. METHODS We evaluated 63 preterm Iranian newborns who were managed in the neonatal intensive care unit of Shahidbeheshti University Hospital, Isfahan, Iran from April 2009 to A...
متن کاملTranscutaneous bilirubinometry in Pakistani newborns: a preliminary report.
Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is a frequently encountered problem in the neonatal period and carries a potential risk of encephalopathy. Early detection and quantification is important, and transcutaneous bilirubinometry (TcB) has been recommended as a non-invasive method for rapid screening. We prospectively compared the efficacy of TcB in 65 normal Pakistani jaundiced newborns undergoing simult...
متن کاملImpact of discharge timings of healthy newborns on the rates and etiology of neonatal hospital readmissions.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of early hospital discharge after initial birth hospitalization on the rate and etiology of hospital readmissions during the neonatal period. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional analytical study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from October 2008 to September 2011. METHODOLOGY Full-term normal newbor...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Iranian Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2008-2142,2008-2150
DOI: 10.5812/ijp.2187