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1: Clin Perinatol. 2005 Mar;32(1):125-39, vii.Click here to read Links

Risk management of severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia to prevent kernicterus.

Bhutani VK, Donn SM, Johnson LH.

Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health, 1315, Biomedical Research Building II/III, 421 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. bhutani2@mail.med.upenn.edu

Our approach for risk management of severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia to prevent kernicterus--one of the most easily preventable causes of neonatal brain damage--includes management of certain high-risk clinical situations, identification of systems failure, and suggestions for implementation strategies to enhance patient safety.

PMID: 15777825 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]