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Adoption of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ neonatal hyperbilirubinemia guidelines and its effect on blood exchange transfusion rate in a tertiary care center in Amman, Jordan

INTRODUCTION: Severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia can cause mortality and serious morbidities. When phototherapy fails, neonates with severe hyperbilirubinemia should undergo double volume blood exchange transfusion (BET). As this procedure carries a significant risk of mortality and morbidity, adopt...

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Autores principales: Al-Lawama, Manar, Al-Rimawi, Eman, Al-Shibi, Rawan, Badran, Eman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5908209/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29713209
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JBM.S162191