Table I.
Characteristics of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.
| Characteristics | Median (range) or n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 240 (55.8) |
| Female | 190 (44.2) |
| Age at enrollment, days | 4 (1–28) |
| Delivery | |
| Natural labor | 183 (42.6) |
| Cesarean | 247 (57.4) |
| Gestational age, weeks | 38 (37–42) |
| Body weight, g | 3,200 (900–4,800) |
| Serum TSB at enrollment, µmol/l | 281.3 (100.7–536.1) |
| DSB at enrollment, µmol/l | 20.6 (1.5–87.2) |
| Pathological cause of hyperbilirubinemia | |
| Idiopathic | 363 (84.4) |
| Blood group incompatibility | 50 (11.6) |
| Infection | 11 (2.6) |
| Polycythemia | 2 (0.5) |
| Extravascular bleeding | 4 (1.0) |
| Therapy | |
| Phototherapy alone | 250 (58.1) |
| Phototherapy+IVIG | 20 (4.7) |
| Phototherapy+IVALB | 104 (24.2) |
| Phototherapy+IVIG+IVALB | 56 (13) |
IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin; IVABL, intravenous albumin.