Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia in infants with erythroblastosis fetalis.
In an attempt to identify the incidence of conjugated hyperbilirubinemia in infants with erythroblastosis fetalis the records of 67 infants were reviewed. Twenty-two infants were found to have direct bilirubin concentrations greater than 1.0 mg./dl. Among 11 infants who underwent intrauterine exchange transfusion, nine (82%) had conjugated hyperbilirubinemia. Of the remaining 56 infants without the procedure, only 13 (23%) showed evidence of this complication. To predict infants at risk of developing conjugated hyperbilirubinemia, the ratio of hematocrit and total bilirubin concentration in cord blood (H/B ratio) was examined.
D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D001805:Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine; D004899:Erythroblastosis, Fetal / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012306:Risk
D001663:Bilirubin