Table 1.
Case | Sex | Ethnicity | Postnatal age (days) | Gestational age at birth (weeks) | Risk Factorsa | TSB (μmol/L) | Threshold for phototherapy treatment (μmol/L) [20] |
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1 | Male | Caucasian | 3 (49–72 h) | 38 | None | 256 | 270 |
2 | Female | Non-Caucasian | 3 (49–72 h) | 41 | None | 145 | 290 |
3 | Male | Caucasian | 3 (49–72 h) | 40 | None | 182 | 280 |
TSB total serum bilirubin
aRisk factors used in Dutch bilirubin nomogram: blood group antagonism; other haemolytic disease; asphyxia (Apgar score at 5 min < 5 or umbilical cord pH in pH < 7.0); ill, drowsy, or (suspicion of) infection or sepsis; serum albumin level < 30 g/L (if quantified) [20].