In:
Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Vol. 82, No. 3 ( 1988-09-01), p. 350-354
Kurzfassung:
The relationships among serum bilirubin concentration on days 5 and 7, birth weight, the presence of intraventricular hemorrhage, and the receipt of phenobarbital were examined in a group of 232 newborns weighing & lt;1,751 g who were intubated, mechanically ventilated by 12 hours after birth, and whose parents had given permission for a randomized trial of phenobarbital prophylaxis of intraventricular hemorrhage. The ratio of serum bilirubin concentration to birth weight (the bilirubin divided by birth weight index [BBI]) was used to examine the impact of 25 variables on a clinical guideline for therapy of hyperbilirubinemia in newborn infants. A linear regression model was used; the most powerful covariate was a birth weight & lt;1.0 kg. The only other variable that reduced the BBI was phenobarbital receipt. The presence of intraventricular hemorrhage and ecchymoses had a significant influence increasing the BBI.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0031-4005
,
1098-4275
DOI:
10.1542/peds.82.3.350
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Publikationsdatum:
1988
ZDB Id:
1477004-0
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