Original article
English
A. Salam M. Misallati 1, Khairi R.. Tomi 2
1-Al-Fateh Children Hospital. Benghazi. Libya. 2-Jala Children Hospital. Tripoli. Libya,
Sebha Univ. J. Med. Sci. 2002. Vol. 3(1):7-9
Abstract
This retrospective study was carried out in the neonatal unit of A1-Fateh Children Hospital in Benghazi. Over a 12 month period, 317 full term newborns were admitted because of jaundice; 30% of them had ABO incompatibility, while 51% had no apparent cause for jaundice. All newborns were treated with phototherapy with no complications and 60 newborns were treated with 65 exchange transfusion. Only one newborn developed kernicterus; her serum bilirubin was 46mg/di. Risk factors of hyperbilirubinemia among our newborns were: family history of jaundice (30%), and exchange transfusion (5.6%). breast milk feeding (53%), male sex (63%) and 12.5% of newborns born to Rh negative mothers. Early recognition of newborns at risk of hyperbilirubinemia and measurement of serum bilirubin in the first 24 hours of life will improve management of neonatal jaundice.
Keywords: Factors Influencing Neonatal Jaundice In Beughazi
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