Cord blood Bilirubin as a predictor of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia

Background: Bilirubin is an antioxidant that protects newborns against free radicals during the first days of their lives, but at high levels is neurotoxic and causes brain damage. In this study we aimed to determine whether the measurement of bilirubin level in noninvasively taken cord blood could...

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Main Authors: Danijela Furlan, Ana Ilijaš-Trofenik, Vladimir Weber, Zlata Felc, Borut Bratanič, Jana Lukač-Bajalo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2010-06-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/267