Exchange blood transfusion in neonates with severe hyperbilirubinemia in a lower-middle-income country: can we minimise the incidence?
Mahima RajanJasbir SinghJagjit Singh DalalPublished in: Tropical doctor (2020)
Our descriptive study examines the clinical profile of referred neonates who underwent exchange blood transfusion (EBT) and identifies possible interventions at peripheral hospitals to decrease their severe hyperbilirubinemia. Among the 38 neonates enrolled, the following were identified as potential clinical gaps in management: early discharge within 24 h of birth (57%); non-availability of ABORh blood grouping (43%); lack of anti-D immunoprophylaxis (75%); pathological weight loss because of inadequate breastfeeding (42%); and low usage of phototherapy. Because of late recognition, the mean age at admission was 5.4 ± 3.3 days, levels of total serum bilirubin (TSB) were 516.4 ± 123.1 µmol/L, and acute bilirubin encephalopathy (ABE) was seen in 45% of neonates. Rh iso-immunisation (39.5%), ABO iso-immunisation (21%) and sepsis (8%) were major risk factors for severe hyperbilirubinaemia. Quality prenatal screening identifying at-risk newborns, preventing early discharge after birth, a bilirubin nomogram risk assignment before discharge and assuring early recognition of hyperbiliubinaemia by parents may well minimise the incidence of EBT.
Keyphrases
- low birth weight
- early onset
- preterm infants
- weight loss
- pregnant women
- risk factors
- drug induced
- physical activity
- emergency department
- bariatric surgery
- type diabetes
- acute kidney injury
- gene expression
- preterm birth
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- genome wide
- body mass index
- hepatitis b virus
- lymph node metastasis
- human health
- roux en y gastric bypass
- insulin resistance