Benzyl alcohol, kernicterus, and unbound bilirubin.
A prospective study in 1983 demonstrated no significant relationship between serum unbound bilirubin levels and kernicterus. The presence of benzoate (a bilirubin-binding competitor) in the serum along with sample dilution, however, may have rendered the unbound bilirubin measurements in that study inaccurate.
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California Pacific Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, San Francisco 94118, USA.
D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019905:Benzyl Alcohol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007647:Kernicterus / Q000097:blood*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D019905:Benzyl Alcohol; D001663:Bilirubin