The tragedy of its occurrence is compounded by the fact that, if newborn jaundice and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia are detected early, kernicterus is completely preventable. All newborn infants are ...

Screening for severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is integral to newborn care. Predischarge risk assessment relies on documentation of visual jaundice: age at onset and progression; identification ...

Infant jaundice occurs because the baby's blood contains an excess of bilirubin (bil-ih-ROO-bin), a yellow pigment of red blood cells. It usually occurs because a baby's liver isn't mature enough ...

A study was undertaken to determine the relative risks of exchange transfusion and of kernicterus for given levels of serum bilirubin in newborn infants. The mortality due to exchange transfusion ...

At the age of 4 years, jaundice was detected clinically for the 1st time, and persisting intermittently until 1947, when he noted right-upper-quadrant pain, fatigue and an increase in the jaundice ...