Severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in the southeast region of Turkey

Bozkurt Ö., Yucesoy E., Oguz B., Akinel O., Palali M. F., Atas N.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.50, sa.1, ss.103-109, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1906-22
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.103-109
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, exchange transfusion, bilirubin encephalopathy neurotoxicity, glucose-6-phosphate, dehydrogenase deficiency, SERUM BILIRUBIN, HOSPITAL STAY, KERNICTERUS, NEWBORN, TERM, JAUNDICE, OUTCOMES, HEALTHY, SURVEILLANCE, MANAGEMENT
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background/aim: Severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. The aim was to assess etiologic reasons for development of severe hyperbilirubinemia and define risk factors for exchange transfusion and acute bilirubin encephalopathy (ABE) in Sanliurfa located in the southeast region of Turkey.