Management of neonatal jaundice in low- and middle-income countries

Abstract

Abbreviations: ABE: acute bilirubin encephalopathy; ABR: auditory evoked brainstem response; BIND: bilirubin-induced neurological dysfunction; EBT: exchange blood transfusions; HIC: high-income countries; KSD: kernicterus spectrum disorder; LED: light-emitting diode; LMIC: low- and middle-income countries; SNH: severe neonatal jaundice or hyperbilirubinaemia; TcB: transcutaneous bilirubinometry; TSB: total serum bilirubin

KEYWORDS:

• Commentary
• neonatal jaundice
• neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
• phototherapy

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