Open AccessAcute bilirubin encephalopathy and its associated risk factors in a tertiary care hospital, Pakistan
Author(s) -
Munir Ahmad,
Abdur Rehman,
Mudasser Adnan,
Muhammad Khalil Surani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.36.6.2222
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , bilirubin , jaundice , risk factor , observational study , encephalopathy , serum bilirubin , kernicterus , tertiary care , physics , optics
To determine the incidence of acute bilirubin encephalopathy (ABE) and its risk factors in neonates presenting with hyperbilirubinemia in a tertiary care children hospital.