title: The influence of intravenous hydration on hospital length of stay in infants with hyperbilirubinemia.
abstract: A retrospective chart review compared data on neonates with physiologic jaundice admitted for phototherapy at a children's hospital. Those infants who received intravenous fluids (IVF) had significantly longer lengths of stay, higher initial bilirubin levels, and were more dehydrated than those babies who did not receive IVF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Hawaii John A. Bums School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA. sjpatel@kapiolani.org
authors.forename: Shilpa J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Lora
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bergert
authors.forename: Sybil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Klaus
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Klaus
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shea
authors.forename: Adeline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Winkes
authors.forename: Hareesh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mavoori
authors.forename: Loren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D051556:Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal / Q000628:therapy*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D010789:Phototherapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies