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Abbreviations, Glossary and

References

Abbreviations

AAP American Academy of Pediatrics
ABR auditory brainstem response
AROC area under the ROC curve
B/A ratio bilirubin/albumin ratio
BW birthweight
CMA A form of cost-effectiveness analysis where the treatment alternatives are
considered to be equally effective. Where treatments are equally effective the
least costly is the most cost-effective
CPD citrate phosphate dextrose
DAT direct antiglobulin test, also known as ‘Coombs’ test’
DVET double-volume exchange transfusion
ETCOc corrected end-tidal carbon monoxide concentration (the concentration at the
end of an expired breath)
GA gestational age
GDG Guideline Development Group
G6PD glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. Lack of this enzyme (G6PD deficiency or
G6PDD) is associated with a tendency to haemolytic disease. This can present
in the newborn period, and can thus be associated with neonatal jaundice.
HPLC high-performance liquid chromatography
IVIG intravenous immunoglobulin
LED light-emitting diode
MD mean difference
NICU neonatal intensive care unit
NPV negative predictive value
OR odds ratio
PPV positive predictive value
QALY quality-adjusted life year
RMSSD root mean square of successive differences
ROC receiver operating characteristic
RR risk ratio
TCB transcutaneous bilirubin
SD standard deviation
SD1 width of Poincaré plot images
SD2 Length of Poincaré plot images
SVET single-volume exchange transfusion
TEWL trans-epidermal water loss
TSB total serum bilirubin
UCB umbilical cord blood bilirubin

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