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Black race is not protective against hazardous bilirubin levels.

Wickremasinghe, Andrea C Kuzniewicz, Michael W Newman, Thomas B

Published in The Journal of pediatrics

Although black race is considered protective against hyperbilirubinemia, black infants appear at increased risk of kernicterus. We found that although black infants have a lower risk of developing total serum bilirubin levels ≥ 20 mg/dL than white infants, they appear at greater risk of developing levels ≥ 30 mg/dL. Copyright © 2013 Mosby, Inc. All...

Total serum bilirubin exceeding exchange transfusion thresholds in the setting of universal screening.

Flaherman, Valerie J Kuzniewicz, Michael W Escobar, Gabriel J Newman, Thomas B

Published in The Journal of pediatrics

To describe the incidence and predictors of total serum bilirubin (TSB) levels that meet or exceed American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) exchange transfusion (ET) thresholds in the setting of universal screening. We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of electronic data on 18 089 newborns ≥35 weeks gestation born at Northern California Kaiser ...

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