Abstract:Objective To assess the impact of phototherapy as the risk factor on the reduction of serum globulin in neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Methods Total of 430 full term infants aged at 1-28 days diagnosed with neonatal hyperbilirubinemia was enrolled in this study. Intrauterine infection, genetic abnormal and congenital diseases was excluded. All newborns received single-side phototherapy (halogen lamps for 12 h per day, 3 days) or plus intravenous albumin (1 g/kg.d, two days) or plus intravenous immuneglobulin (1 … Show more
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