A study on risk factors for jaundice in newborn babies requiring readmissio
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Intramural term and preterm babies (greater than equal to 35 weeks) who develop unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia and neonates presenting with neonatal jaundice requiring readmissionHealth Condition 2: P598- Neonatal jaundice from other specified causes
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/09/009676
- Lead Sponsor
- Vishal Vishnu Tewari
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 159
Inclusion Criteria
All intramural term and preterm babies greater than equal to 35 weeks gestational maturity who develop unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia and on follow-up presenting with jaundice requiring readmission.
Exclusion Criteria
a. Babies who had received intra uterine transfusion in ABO and Rh incompatibility.
b. Babies with conjugated hyperbilirubinemia
c. Age of neonate greater than 30 days
d. Gestational age below 35 weeks
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To evaluate neonates in the postnatal ward for risk factors for neonatal jaundice requiring interventionTimepoint: From the time of birth to discharge from the hospital
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method a. Recognize risk factor which predispose to readmission jaundice <br/ ><br>b. Age in hours at appearance of jaundice <br/ ><br>c. Age in days for which jaundice is present. <br/ ><br>d. Duration of phototherapy given. <br/ ><br>e. Requirement of additional intervention. <br/ ><br>f. Duration of hospital stay <br/ ><br>g. Short term side effects of phototherapy <br/ ><br>Timepoint: From the time of birth upto 30 days of postnatal age