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RESERVE ALBUMIN AND BILIRUBIN TOXICITY INDEX IN INFANT SERUM
Author(s) -
CASHORE W. J.,
OH W.,
BRODERSEN R.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1983.tb09739.x
Subject(s) - albumin , bilirubin , medicine , serum albumin , toxicity , kernicterus , jaundice , endocrinology , sepsis , gastroenterology
. Reserve albumin concentration (the concentration of albumin available for binding of unconjugated bilirubin) was determined in 95 sera from 76 subjects by dialysis with 14 C‐monoacetyl diamino diphenyl sulfone (MADDS). An index, I of bilirubin toxicity in the plasma was calculated for each subject, based on the bilirubin and reserve albumin concentrations, the affinity of bilirubin for serum albumin, and the pH‐dependent solubility of bilirubin in the plasma. The values of reserve albumin and of I varied significantly with gestational age, clinical condition (whether sick or well), and serum bilirubin level. The value of reserve albumin was decreased and I was increased in association with clinical factors (e. g., hyperbilirubinemia, hypoxia, acidosis, or sepsis) recognized as increasing the risk for bilirubin encephalopathy. The lowest values of reserve albumin and the highest values of I were found in the least mature and sickest infants.