Increased Total Serum Bilirubin Level Post-Ibuprofen Use Is Inversely Correlated with Neonates’ Body Weight

Backgrounds: Drugs with the ability to displace bilirubin from albumin-binding sites subsequently leading to an increased bilirubin level may cause hyperbilirubinemia in neonates. Ibuprofen is commonly used to treat patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in neonates, yet the use of ibuprofen has drawn mixed...

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