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19 maj 2010 · This guideline covers diagnosing and treating jaundice, which is caused by increased levels of bilirubin in the blood, in newborn babies (neonates). It aims to help detect or prevent very high levels of bilirubin, which can be harmful if not treated.
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NICE clinical guideline 98. Developed by the National Collaborating Centre for Women’s and Children’s Health. These treatment threshold graphs accompany the clinical guideline: ‘Neonatal jaundice’. They are also available as an implementation tool. (Both are available online at www.nice.org.uk/guidance/CG98) Issue date: May 2010.
19 maj 2010 · This guideline includes recommendations on: providing information to parents or carers. managing and treating hyperbilirubinaemia. measuring and monitoring bilirubin thresholds before and during phototherapy. assessing babies for underlying disease. caring of babies with prolonged jaundice.
19 maj 2010 · This guideline covers diagnosing and treating jaundice, which is caused by increased levels of bilirubin in the blood, in newborn babies (neonates). It aims to help detect or prevent very high levels of bilirubin, which can be harmful if not treated.
Jaundice is caused by a raised level of bilirubin in the body, a condition known as hyperbilirubinaemia. Approximately 60% of term and 80% of preterm babies develop jaundice in the first week of life, and about 10% of breastfed babies are still jaundiced at 1 month.
6 mar 2014 · Standardised threshold tables or charts. These are tables or charts that help healthcare professionals to implement treatment thresholds for phototherapy and exchange transfusion in accordance with NICE's guideline on jaundice in newborn babies.
The NICE guideline Jaundice in newborn babies under 28 days recommends urgently measuring and recording the serum bilirubin level within 2 hours (and medically reviewing within 6 hours) for all babies with suspected or obvious jaundice in the first 24 hours of life .
