[Management of hyperbilirubinemia of the term newborn in maternity wards].
Jaundice is a frequent clinical sign among healthy term newborns. A rigorous clinical assessment is crucial in order to recognise haemolytic, infectious and metabolic diseases. The use of the transcutaneous jaundice-meter in decision-making, and the phototherapy principles and applications, are discussed. Intensive phototherapy allows a rapid decrease in plasma bilirubin levels, so that it may used to treat even severe hyperbilirubinemia in the maternity ward.
Di Maio
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Unité fonctionnelle de néonatologie, hôpital de l'Hôtel-Dieu, Lyon, France.
Langevin
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D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010789:Phototherapy
D001663:Bilirubin