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  • Title: Spectrum and outcome analysis of marked neonatal hyperbilirubinemia with blood group incompatibility.
    Author: Weng YH, Chiu YW.
    Journal: Chang Gung Med J; 2009; 32(4):400-8. PubMed ID: 19664346.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Blood group mismatch between a mother and newborn carries a substantial risk for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and kernicterus. In the current study, we investigate the spectrum and outcome of marked neonatal hyperbilirubinemia with blood group incompatibility. METHODS: We retrospectively assessed a cohort of 413 neonates with peak total serum bilirubin (TSB) values > or = 20 mg/dL between 1995 and 2007. Those with a gestational age< 34 weeks, birth weight < 2000 grams or G6PD deficiency were excluded. A total of 83 subjects with blood group incompatibility were enrolled. Neonates with unknown etiology of hyperbilirubinemia (except breast milk feeding) were selected as the controls (n = 168). Kernicterus referred to classic neurological signs after follow up for more than 1 year. RESULTS: The clinical symptoms of acute bilirubin encephalopathy included apnea (2.4%), tachypnea (6.0%), fever (1.2%), irritability (2.4%), lethargy (4.8%), seizures (1.2%) and poor feeding (19.3%). Hyperbilirubinemia was more severe among babies with Rh incompatibility than those with ABO incompatibility. After double-volume exchange transfusion, the TSB levels significantly decreased from 25.8 3.5 to 17.6 4.0 mg/dL. Using logistic regression analysis, we found neonates with blood group incompatibility more often had a reticulocyte count> 7 %, a hemoglobin value< 13 g /dL and a peak TSB at age< 3 days old than the controls (p < 0.01). Furthermore, kernicterus was more common in neonates with blood group incompatibility (9.8 %) than in the controls (0.0%) (p< 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: This survey depicts the clinical profiles of babies with marked neonatal hyperbilirubinemia with blood group incompatibility. Neonates with blood group incompatibility often develop early-onset, hemolysis-mediated hyperbilirubinemia. Our findings show they are at great risk of kernicterus.
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