Study of neonatal jaundice in a tertiary care centre of South India

  • Dr Manas Ranjan Sahoo ASRAM Medical College, Eluru, AP, India
  • Dr Vasundhara Arigela ASRAM Medical College, Eluru, AP, India
  • Dr Lankala Pramitha ASRAM Medical College, Eluru, AP, India
  • Dr Padala Sudarsini ASRAM Medical College, Eluru, AP, India
  • Dr K Umamaheswar Rao ASRAM Medical College, Eluru, AP, India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17511/ijpr.2016.i08.07
Keywords: Hyperbilirubinemia, Non physiological jaundice, ABO incompatibility

Abstract

Hyperbilirubinemia is a common problem during the neonatal period occurring in up to 60% of term and 80% of preterm babies in the first week of life. Some of the most common causes of neonatal jaundice include physiological jaundice, breast feeding or non feeding jaundice, breast milk jaundice, prematurity and ABO incompatibility.

Aims and objectives of study: To study the incidence, various risk factors in newborns with clinical jaundice progressing to jaundice needing treatment and to assess no of neonates requiring phototherapy & exchange transfusion in ASRAM hospital, during May 2013 to July 2014.

Method: The present study was a prospective hospital based study involving all neonates who were born at ASRAM Medical College and Hospital, a tertiary care centre, Eluru, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh.

Observation: Out of 560 newborns, 273 (48.8%) newborns developed clinical jaundice. Out of 273 newborns with clinical jaundice, 166 (61%) newborns developed physiological jaundice and 107 (39%) newborns developed non physiological jaundice requiring therepeutic intervention in the form of phototherapy or exchange transfusion.

Conclusion: Present study concludes that the leading cause of pathological jaundice is breastfeeding jaundice, ABO incompatibility and prematurity.

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Study of neonatal jaundice in a tertiary care centre of South India
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DOI: 10.17511/ijpr.2016.i08.07
Published: 2016-08-31
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Dr Manas Ranjan Sahoo, Dr Vasundhara Arigela, Dr Lankala Pramitha, Dr Padala Sudarsini, & Dr K Umamaheswar Rao. (2016). Study of neonatal jaundice in a tertiary care centre of South India. Pediatric Review: International Journal of Pediatric Research, 3(8), 585-588. https://doi.org/10.17511/ijpr.2016.i08.07
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