Neonatal jaundice

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Key articles

Kemper AR, Newman TB, Slaughter JL, et al. Clinical practice guideline revision: management of hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn infant 35 or more weeks of gestation. Pediatrics. 2022 Sep 1;150(3):e2022058859.Full text

Woodgate P, Jardine LA. Neonatal jaundice: phototherapy. BMJ Clin Evid. 2015 May 22;2015:. Abstract

Slaughter JL, Kemper AR, Newman TB. Technical report: Diagnosis and management of hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn infant 35 or more weeks of gestation. Pediatrics. 2022 Sep 1;150(3):e2022058865.Full text  Abstract

Gu J, Zhu Y, Zhao J. The efficacy of intravenous fluid supplementation for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2019 Nov 17;1-6. Abstract

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