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Neonatal jaundice

Bibliographic details Study type & Patient characteristics Results Reviewers Comments
Evidence level
Evidence level: 3 ABO incompatibility: 61/196(31.1%)
Country: Taiwan Sample Size: 196
Mean GA: Not reported. Rh incompatibility:1/196 (0.5%)
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Ref ID: Mean BW: Not reported: 25 had low birthweight
Gender M/F: Not reported G6PD deficiency: 43/196(21.9%)
Ethnicity: Chinese
Breastfeeding: Not reported Infection: 10/196 (5.1%)
Onset of Jaundice: Day 0 - 15
Idiopathic: 53/196 (17.0%)
Exclusion: None
Author: Atay E Study type: Diagnosis: Indirect hyperbilirubinaemia Mean bilirubin levels
Case series Criteria: None TSB: 359 ± 70 micromol/litre
Year: 2006 Setting: Hospital
Evidence level: 3
Country: Turkey Sample Size: 624 ABO incompatibility: 171/624 (27.4%)

Mean GA: Not reported. Rh incompatibility:52/624 (8.3%)
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Ref ID: Mean BW: 3082 ± 530 g
Gender M/F: 330/294 G6PD deficiency: 24/624 (3.8%)
Ethnicity: Not reported
Breastfeeding: Not reported Infection: 36/624 (5.8%)
Onset of Jaundice: 6.57 ± 4.04 days Idiopathic: 312/624 (50.0%)

Exclusion: None

Kernicterus
ABO incompatibility: 2/6 (33.3%)

Rh incompatibility: 1/6 (16.6%)

G6PD deficiency: 1/6 (16.6%)

Infection: 0/6 (0%)

Idiopathic: 0/6 (0%)

Author: Al-Omran A Study type: Diagnosis: Jaundice Mean bilirubin levels
Case series Criteria: TsB > 256 micromol/litre TSB: Not reported
Year: 1999 Setting: Hospital
Evidence level: 3 ABO incompatibility: 21/211 (9.9%)
Country: Saudi Arabia Sample Size: 211
Mean GA: Not reported. Rh incompatibility: 2/211 (0.9%)
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Ref ID: Mean BW: Not reported
Gender M/F: Not reported G6PD deficiency: 64/211 (30.3%)
Ethnicity: Saudis (97%)
Breastfeeding: Not reported Infection: 4/211 (1.9%)
Onset of Jaundice: Not reported
Idiopathic: 108/211 (51.2%)

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