Phenobarbital and Phototherapy Combination Enhances Decline of Total Serum Bilirubin and May Decrease the Need for Blood Exchange Transfusion in Newborns with Isoimmune Hemolytic Disease | Zendy

Mahmoud A. F. Kaabneh | Zendy; Ghassan S. A. Salama | Zendy; Ayoub G. A. Shakkoury | Zendy; Ibrahim M. H. Al-Abdallah | Zendy; Afrah Alshamari | Zendy; Ruba A. A. Halaseh | Zendy

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Phenobarbital and Phototherapy Combination Enhances Decline of Total Serum Bilirubin and May Decrease the Need for Blood Exchange Transfusion in Newborns with Isoimmune Hemolytic Disease

Author(s) -

Mahmoud A. F. Kaabneh,

Ghassan S. A. Salama,

Ayoub G. A. Shakkoury,

Ibrahim M. H. Al-Abdallah,

Afrah Alshamari,

Ruba A. A. Halaseh

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

clinical medicine insights pediatrics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1179-5565

DOI - 10.4137/cmped.s24909

Subject(s) - medicine , phenobarbital , exchange transfusion , hemolytic disease of the newborn (abo) , bilirubin , pediatrics , blood transfusion , anesthesia , gastroenterology , serum bilirubin , pregnancy , fetus , biology , genetics

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of phenobarbital and phototherapy combination on the total serum bilirubin of the newborn infants with isoimmune hemolytic disease (IHD) and its impact on blood exchange transfusion rates.

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