Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical characteristics of term newborns who have had exchange transfusion and identify the etiology of hyperbilirubinemia Material and Method: This was a retrospective medical chart review The records of 45 term newborns who were admitted from January 2002 to December 2006 with the diagnosis of hyperbilirubinemia and had exchange transfusion were reviewed Exchange transfusion was made according to the guidelines proposed by the American Academy of Pediatrics Results: A total of 49 exchange transfusions were made in 45 patients Exchange transfusions were performed twice in two patients and three times in one patient The gender gestational age and mean birth weight of infants were 62 males 38 females 38 7 ± 0 7 weeks and 3237 ± 557 gr range : 2100 5190 gr respectively The proportion of the complaints suggested by the parents were; neonatal jaundice 64 4 n:29 feeding difficulties 11 1 n:5 respiratory difficulty dyspnea 6 6 n:3 and irritabilty retrocollis 4 4 n:2 At the hospital admission their mean body weight was 2970 ± 551 gr range : 1740 5110 gr mean postnatal age was 4 7 ± 2 5 days range : 1 13days and mean total serum bilirubin level was 28 1 ± 7 8 mg dl range : 12–46 5 mg dl Exchange transfusion was made with in 2 3 ± 1 7 hours range: 1 5 hours after admission Hemolytic disease was found in 55 5 of the infants n:25 The most common causes of hemolysis were sensitization to ABO n:9 Rh n:6 ABO Rh n:2 other blood group antigens n:2 glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency n:1 urinary tract infection n:1 sepsis n:1 and unknown n:3 The underlying cause was not identified in 46 6 n:21 of cases Conclusions: This study confirms that half of the causes were not identified in term newborns who had exchange transfusion due to hyperbilirubinemia The common causes were sensitization to ABO Rh other blood group antigens glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and sepsis Excessive weight loss has been high in this group The need for exchange transfusion could be reduced by following the infant closely after discharge and by educating parents about jaundice Turk Arch Ped 2007; 42: 107 11 Key words: Term newborn exchange transfusion etiology hyperbilirubinemia weight loss
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Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Original Article |
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Publication Date | September 1, 2007 |
Published in Issue | Year 2007 Volume: 42 Issue: 3 |