Impact of a standardized protocol for the Management of Prolonged Neonatal Jaundice in a regional setting: an interventional quasi-experimental study

• Main Authors: Hui-Siu Tan (Author), Inthira-Sankari Balasubramaniam (Author), Amar-Singh HSS (Author), May-Luu Yeong (Author), Chii-Chii Chew (Author), Ranjit-Kaur Praim Singh (Author), Ai-Yuin Leow (Author), Fatimahtuz-Zahrah Muhamad Damanhuri (Author), Santhi Verasingam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Prolonged neonatal jaundice (PNNJ) is often caused by breast milk jaundice, but it could also point to other serious conditions (biliary atresia, congenital hypothyroidism). When babies with PNNJ receive a routine set of laboratory investigations to detect serious but uncommon co...