Introduction: Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) occurs when fetal and
neonatal erythroid cells are destroyed by maternal erythrocyte alloantibodies, it leads to …

Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia is a common condition in the first week of postnatal life.
Although generally harmless, some neonates may develop very high levels of unconjugated …

Blood exchange transfusion has become a rare event in most developed countries. As a
result, many pediatricians may not have performed or even seen one. However, it remains a …

Purpose Nowadays, it is largely accepted that albumin should not be used in
hypoalbuminemia or for nutritional purpose. The most discussed indication of albumin at …

Therapies to prevent severe neonatal unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia and kernicterus are
phototherapy and, in unresponsive cases, exchange transfusion, which has significant …

Introduction: We conducted a review of the evidence which contributes to the current care of
jaundiced newborn infants. Methods: Literature was searched for reviews and randomized …

Cross-Sectional Guidelines for Therapy with Blood Components and Plasma Derivatives:
Chapter 5 Human Albumin – Revised Page 1 Fax +49 761 4 52 07 14 Information@Karger.com …

Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia affects approximately 60% of term and 80% of preterm
neonates in the first week of life. In neonates, unconjugated bilirubin above a threshold level …

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of pre-exchange transfusion albumin priming in neonates
with non-hemolytic hyperbilirubinemia. Design Single center, randomized controlled trial …

Objective: To evaluate the role of 5% albumin infusion before exchange transfusion in
reducing post-exchange unconjugated serum bilirubin (UCB) levels in low birth weight …