The influence of intravenous hydration on hospital length of stay in infants with hyperbilirubinemia.
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.
Patel
Shilpa J
SJ
Department of Pediatrics, University of Hawaii John A. Bums School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA. sjpatel@kapiolani.org
Bergert
Lora
L
Klaus
Sybil
S
Klaus
George
G
Shea
William
W
Winkes
Adeline
A
Mavoori
Hareesh
H
Yamamoto
Loren
L
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