Hyperbilirubinemia in premature infants <35 weeks' gestation: A chronologic age format for graphing consensus-based recommendations.

Summary

This paper presents a chronologic age-based graphical format for managing hyperbilirubinaemia in preterm infants under 35 weeks' gestation, derived from the 2012 consensus-based recommendations originally requested by the AAP. It modifies these recommendations by integrating the AAP hyperbilirubinaemia guidelines and extending decision support from birth to at least 14 days of age. The tool addresses limitations of existing PMA-based graphs (Premie BiliRecs) and was implemented within an electronic medical record, with an interactive online version available.

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