RISK FACTORS OF HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA OF NEWBORNS IN NEONATAL CARE UNIT OF HUE UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY HOSPITAL

Nguyễn Thị Thanh Bình1,, Phạm Thị Ny2, Phạm Thị Ny2, Nguyễn Thị Thúy Lan2
1 Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy
2 Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital

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Objective: to describe the clinical and laboratory features of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and to identify maternal and neonatal risk factors of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Methods: A case-control study was carried out with 164 neonates and their mothers (82 cases : 82 control) at Neonatal Care Unit of Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital from 30/5/2021 to 20/6/2022. Results: 57.3% of cases of neonatal jaundice were female, 46.4% were preterm infants. There was 65.8% jaundice noted in the first 48 hours after birth, and 32.8% noted in first 24 hours of life. The average time to diagnosed neonatal jaundice was 41.5(26-64) hours. On the Kramer scale, 46.3% neonates were in zone 5 (jaundice extending to palms and soles), 20.7% in zone 1 and 2. The common causes of jaundice were neonatal infection (47.6%), prematurity (46.3%), ABO hemolytic disease of newborn (ABO HDN) (12%), polycythemia 12.2%. the average total bilirubin was 206.7 (81.8-383.1) (µmol/L).  Prevalence of anemia and polycythemia were 13.4% and 11%, respectively. Vaginal delivery, mother’s blood group type O, prematurity, low birth weight, neonatal infection, asphyxia had a significant association with neonatal jaundice in univariate analysis (p<0.05). Using multivariate analysis, we found that prematurity, low birth weight, mother’s blood group type O remained independent significant risk factors for neonatal jaundice development (p<0.05). Conclusion: It is nessecery to evaluate neonatal hyperbilirubinemia early in neonates with prematurity, low birth weight, infection, asphyxia or mother’s blood group type O. 

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