TY - JOUR
T1 - An update on unconjugated neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia in Denmark
AU - Donneborg, Mette Line
AU - Hansen, Bo Mølholm
AU - Petersen, Jesper Padkæ
AU - Vandborg, Pernille Kure
AU - Ebbesen, Finn
PY - 2020/3/30
Y1 - 2020/3/30
N2 - Approximately 60% of term newborn infants are jaundiced during the first week of life, which is caused by unconjugated bilirubin. Bilirubin encephalopathy is seen with severe hyperbilirubinaemia, when unbound bilirubin crosses the blood-brain barrier. The chronic form is called kernicterus spectrum disorder. To avoid this devastating condition, the treatment of choice for neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia is phototherapy, which is most efficient with LED light of 478-nm wavelength. In this review, we argue, that a systematic approach to hyperbilirubinaemic infants as well as surveillance of extreme neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia is highly important.
AB - Approximately 60% of term newborn infants are jaundiced during the first week of life, which is caused by unconjugated bilirubin. Bilirubin encephalopathy is seen with severe hyperbilirubinaemia, when unbound bilirubin crosses the blood-brain barrier. The chronic form is called kernicterus spectrum disorder. To avoid this devastating condition, the treatment of choice for neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia is phototherapy, which is most efficient with LED light of 478-nm wavelength. In this review, we argue, that a systematic approach to hyperbilirubinaemic infants as well as surveillance of extreme neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia is highly important.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85107885929&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Review
C2 - 32285792
AN - SCOPUS:85107885929
SN - 0041-5782
VL - 182
JO - Ugeskrift for Laeger
JF - Ugeskrift for Laeger
IS - 14
ER -