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Visual assessment of jaundice in term and late preterm infants
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- Published on: 28 September 2009
- Published on: 28 September 2009Visual assessment or serum bilirubin: Both are suboptimal for interventionShow More
Dear editor, the article by Keren et al 'Visual assessment of jaundice in term and late preterm infants' justifies the limitations of visual assessment of jaundice in newborns. The authors have advised to do serum bilirubin levels in case of visible jaundice. The problem with total serum bilirubin level is that it is dependent on the serum albumin level. Therefore a healthy newborn with a good serum albumin will bind bili...
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