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Appendix H: Evidence tables

Bibliographic details Study type & Patient characteristics Results Reviewers Comments
Evidence level
Gender M/F: 65/37 G6PD deficiency: 41/102 (41.2%)
Ethnicity: Not reported Breastfeeding: Not reported
Onset of Jaundice: Not reported Infection: 57/102 (55.9%)

Exclusion: None Idiopathic: Not reported

Author: Mamtani M Study type: Diagnosis: Jaundice Mean bilirubin levels
Cohort Criteria: TSB ≥ 256 micromol/litre if the age of the baby is TSB: 376 ± 85 micromol/litre
Year: 2007 <15 days
Evidence level: 2 - Setting: Tertiary care Hospital
Country: India ABO incompatibility: 14/92 (15.3%)

Sample Size: 92 Rh incompatibility:10/92 (10.9%)
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Ref ID: Mean GA: Not reported. 17 were Preterm
Mean BW: Not reported: 35 were small for GA
Gender M/F: 57/35 G6PD deficiency: 4/92 (4.3%)

Ethnicity: Not reported Infection: 18/92 (19.6%)
Breastfeeding: 58 (63%)
Onset of Jaundice: Day 0 - 15 Idiopathic: Not reported

Exclusion: None
Author: Tay J Study type: Diagnosis: Jaundice Mean bilirubin levels Those with G6PD deficiency kept in
Cohort Criteria: TSB ≥ 222 micromol/litre TSB: 330 ± 51micromol/litre hospital for 21 days
Year: 1984 Setting: Hospital
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Evidence level: 2 ABO incompatibility: 42/181 (23.2%)
Country: Singapore Sample Size: 181
Mean GA: Not reported. 15 were preterm
Ref ID: Mean BW: Not reported. 25 were less than 2500gms Rh incompatibility: 1/181 (0.6%)
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Gender M/F: Not reported G6PD deficiency: 4/181 (2.2%)
Ethnicity: Not reported
Breastfeeding: Not reported
Onset of Jaundice: Not reported Infection: Not reported
Idiopathic: Not reported
Exclusion: None
Kernicterus (n = 8)
ABO incompatibility: 4/8 (50.0%)

Rh incompatibility: 1/8 (12,5)

G6PD deficiency:
0/8 (0%)

Infection: Not reported

Idiopathic: Not reported
Author: Chen W Study type: Diagnosis: Jaundice Mean bilirubin levels
Case series Criteria: TSB ≥ 25 micromol/litre TSB: 327 ± 72 micromol/litre
Year: 1981 Setting: Hospital

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