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INTRODUCCIÓN: El contacto piel a piel (CPP) postparto es una práctica de atención de salud fuertemente aconsejada por la OMS, por los beneficios a largo y a corto plazo que conlleva tanto para la salud de la madre como para la del recién nacido. OBJETIVO: Realizar una búsqueda bibliográfica con el objetivo de determinar los beneficios que tiene la CPP durante el periodo del postparto inmediato sobre la lactancia materna (LM) y la ictericia neonatal (IN). RESULTADOS: Los resultados muestran que el CPP aumenta diversos indicadores de éxito de lactancia materna, dentro de los cuales destacan: aumento en la efectividad de la primera lactancia, mayor probabilidad de mantener la LM a 4 meses, aumento del periodo de LM en promedio, mayor probabilidad de LM exclusiva a 6 meses. No se encontraron mayores beneficios al iniciar el CPP antes de los 10 minutos, ni al prolongarlo más de 60 minutos. Además, el CPP indirectamente disminuye la probabilidad de presentar IN, debido a que aumenta la frecuencia de LM, indicador que se asocia de manera indirecta a los niveles de bilirrubina en el recién nacido. CONCLUSIÓN: La revisión de la literatura especializada nos permite concluir que el contacto temprano entre la madre y su hijo en sala de partos, piel a piel, tiene efectos significativamente positivos en la lactancia materna y puede llegar a representar un factor protector de la hiperbilirrubinemia no conjugada en el RN.

Postpartum skin-to-skin contact (SSC) is a health care practice strongly advised by the WHO because of the long- and short-term benefits for both maternal and newborn health. This update summarizes the main findings supporting the recommendation to perform SSC during the immediate postpartum period, specifically the benefits on breastfeeding (BF) and neonatal jaundice (NI). The results show that SSC increases several indicators of breastfeeding success, including: increased effectiveness of the first breastfeeding, greater probability of maintaining BF at 4 months, increased BF period on average, greater probability of exclusive BF at 6 months. No greater benefits were found when initiating SSC before 10 minutes, nor when prolonging it for more than 60 minutes. In addition, SSC indirectly decreases the probability of presenting NI, because it increases the frequency of BF, an indicator that is indirectly associated with bilirubin levels in the newborn. CONCLUSION: A review of the specialized literature allows us to conclude that postpartum skin-to-skin contact (SSC) has significantly positive effects on breastfeeding and may represent benefits in bilirubin levels in the newborn.

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Este artigo apresenta uma revisão sistemática do uso de fototerapia convencional na redução da bilirrubina indireta emrecém-nascidos com icterícia patológica. Teve por objetivo analisar as condutas de fototerapia convencional descritas em ensaiosclínicos controlados aleatórios para o tratamento de icterícia em neonatos. A amostra foi composta por 9 artigos publicados em8 periódicos internacionais, todos em inglês, em 2008 e 2009. Constatou-se a existência de recomendação do uso de lâmpadasfluorescentes brancas e azuis associadas.

This paper presents a systematic review on the use of conventional phototherapy for reducing indirect bilirubinin newborn infants with pathological jaundice. It aimed to analyze the conducts of conventional phototherapy described inrandomized controlled clinical trials for the treatment of jaundice in newborn infants. The sample consisted of 9 papers publishedin 8 international journals, all in English, in 2008 and 2009. The existence of a recommendation to use combined white and bluefluorescent lamps was found.

En este artículo se presenta una revisión sistemática del uso de la fototerapia convencional en la reducción de labilirrubina indirecta en recién nacidos con ictericia patológica. El objetivo fue analizar las conductas de fototerapia convencionaldescritas en ensayos clínicos controlados aleatorios para el tratamiento de ictericia en recién nacidos. La muestra fue compuesta por9 artículos publicados en 8 revistas internacionales, todos en inglés, en 2008 y 2009. Se constató la existencia de recomendacióndel uso de lámparas fluorescentes blancas y azules asociadas.

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Introdução: Cerca de 60-80% dos recém-nascidos (RN) tornam-se ictéricos durante os primeiros dias de vida. Apesar de geralmente representar um fenômeno transitório, alguns pacientes necessitam de tratamento hospitalar. O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar a causa principal de icterícia neonatal em recém-nascidos saudáveis internados no Hospital Luterano e possíveis associações com diversas variáveis clínicas. Metodologia: Estudo retrospectivo em que foram estudados todos os casos de RN com icterícia neonatal internados para tratamento de hiperbilirrubinemia na UTI Neonatal do Hospital Luterano da ULBRA, no período de abril de 2007 a dezembro de 2008. Os resultados foram expressos em estatística descritiva e foi utilizado o teste exato de Fischer e o teste Qui-quadrado. O limite alfa considerado foi de 5%, com nível de significância de 0,05. Resultados: Dentre os RNs estudados (74), 52,7% eram do sexo masculino e 45,9% eram do sexo feminino. 14,8% dos pacientes nasceram de parto vaginal, enquanto que 85,1% nasceram de cesárea. A maioria dos recém-nascidos estudados (74,3%) foi considerada a termo. O diagnóstico mais frequente (37,8%) de icterícia dos pacientes internados para tratamento no serviço foi o de baixo aporte. Os pacientes do sexo masculino necessitaram de maior tempo de fototerapia do que as pacientes do sexo feminino (p=0,056). Conclusão: O diagnóstico de baixo aporte recebido pelos pacientes foi a causa mais frequente de icterícia. Os meninos necessitaram de um tempo significativamente maior de fototerapia para o tratamento da icterícia do que as meninas; também houve associação positiva da hiperbilirrubinemia com a baixa idade.

Introduction: About 60-80% of the newborns (NB) experience jaundice in the first days of life. Although jaundice is often a transitory phenomenon, some infants require hospital care. The aim of this study was to determine the main cause of neonatal jaundice among healthy newborns admitted to the Hospital Luterano and the possible associations with a number of clinical variables. Methods: A retrospective study in which all cases of NB with neonatal jaundice admitted for treatment of hyperbilirubinemia at the Neonatal ICU of the Hospital Luterano of ULBRA were studied, from Apr 2007 to Dec 2008. The results were expressed as descriptive statistics, and Fisher’s exact test and the Chi-square test were applied. The alpha limit considered was 5%, with level of significance at 0.05. Results: Among the 74 NB studied, 52.7% were males and 45.9% were females. 14.8% of the infants had a vaginal birth, while 85.1% had a cesarean delivery. Most of the studied infants (74.3%) were born full term. The most frequent cause for (37.8%) jaundice among these patients was inadequate intake. The male patients needed to stay longer on phototherapy than female patients (p=0.056). Conclusion: Low intake by the patient was the most frequent cause of jaundice in this series. The boys needed significantly more time on phototherapy than females, and there was a positive association of hyperbilirubinemia with low age.

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Objetivo: determinar e comparar os coeficientes de variação da dosagens de biblirrubinemia transcutânea realizadas com Biblicheck, com ou sem a troca da sua cápsula de calibração (Bilical), com os coeficientes de variação das dosagens de bilirrubina pelo bilirrubinômitro Unistat-Leica, tomados como referência. Métodos: estudo descritivo e comparativo dos coeficientes de variação de dosagens de bilirrubina por três métodos (Bilicheck, com ou sem troca do Bilical, e bilirrubinômetro Unistat-Leica), em diferentes faixas de bilirrubinemia. Os dados obtidos foram avaliados por análise de variância para medidas repetidas, teste de comparações múltiplas de Tukey, teste de perfil por contrastes e por análise de varância simples. Resultados: os coeficientes de variação, com ou sem troca do Bilical, foram significativamente maiores do que os obtidos com as dosagens feitas com o bilirrubinômetro. Não houve diferença significativa entre os coeficientes de variação com ou sem troca do Bilical.

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A controlled clinical trial was conducted to compare the effect of four different interventions on hyperbilirubinemia in 125 full-term breast-fed infants. Of 1685 term infants who met the inclusion criteria, 126 (7.4%) had a serum bilirubin concentration > or = 291 mumol/L (17 mg/dL). When the bilirubin reached this level, babies were assigned at random to one of four interventions: (1) continue breast-feeding and observe; (2) discontinue breast-feeding, substitute formula; (3) discontinue breast-feeding, substitute formula and administer phototherapy; (4) continue breast-feeding, administer phototherapy. The serum bilirubin concentration reached 342 mumol/L (20 mg/dL) in 24% of infants in group 1, 19% in group 2, 3% in group 3, and 14% in group 4. When phototherapy was used, the decline in serum bilirubin was significantly larger and more rapid (compared with no phototherapy). In the majority of breast-fed infants whose serum bilirubin levels reach 291 mumol/L (17 mg/dL) the bilirubin will decline spontaneously and will not reach 342 mumol/L (20 mg/dL). If the infant is significantly jaundiced and a decision is made to intervene, parents can be given a number of options and can make an informed decision regarding which, if any, intervention they prefer.

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El 80 por ciento de los recién nacidos presentan grados variables de ictericia durante los primeros 7 días de vida, en la mayoría de ellos desaparecerá sin dejar ninguna consecuencia, sin embargo, aquellos neonatos que desarrollen hiperbilirrubinemia grave tienen el riesgo de presentar secuelas neurológicas. Este artículo analiza las manifestaciones clínicas de la encefalopatía bilirrubínica, su fisiopatología y las recomendaciones actuales de prevención y tratamiento además de la neuropatología del kernícterus.

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We studied the effect of intravenous zinc protoporphyrin (ZnPP) administration on total body carbon monoxide excretion (VeCO), (an index of heme degradation), blood carboxyhemoglobin level, plasma bilirubin level, and tissue homogenate heme oxygenase activity 24 hours after delivery of rhesus neonates treated at 12 hours of age with heat-damaged erythrocytes (32 mumol heme/kg birth weight). All neonates were delivered by cesarean section and received ampicillin and gentamicin to suppress intestinal flora. The control group (n = 4) was treated with saline solution and ZnPP solvent; the erythrocyte-treated control group (n = 4) received erythrocytes and ZnPP solvent; and two experimental groups received erythrocytes and one dose of 10 (n = 3) or 40 (n = 4) mumol ZnPP/kg body weight, respectively. At 24 hours, administration of erythrocytes alone doubled the VeCO (p less than 0.05), carboxyhemoglobin level, (p less than 0.05), and plasma total bilirubin level (p less than 0.05). Treatment with ZnPP, 40 mumol/kg body weight, caused a significant decrease in VeCO (p less than 0.05), carboxyhemoglobin (p less than 0.05), bilirubin (p less than 0.05), and spleen heme oxygenase (p less than 0.05). Treatment of the erythrocyte-loaded animals with ZnPP, 10 mumol/kg body weight, also significantly (p less than 0.05) lowered VeCO and spleen heme oxygenase activity but did not cause a significant lowering of blood carboxyhemoglobin or plasma bilirubin concentration. We conclude that ZnPP is an effective, dose-dependent in vivo inhibitor of heme oxygenase in the newborn rhesus with latrogenic hemolysis, and that it suppresses both bilirubin production and subsequent accumulation.

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A incidência de hiperbilirrubinemia relatada na literatura é elevada, com importante morbidade associada. Säo apresentados os resultados um protocolo de fototerapia profilática em 188 RNs com peso de nascimento inferior a 2000g 56% dos RNs permaneceram anictéricos e em 73% o pico máximo de bilirrubina total foi inferior a 11 mg/dl. Conclue-se que a fototerapia iniciada nas primeiras 12-24 horas de vida e com duraçäo total de 96 horas é uma medida eficaz na prevençäo de hiperbilirrubinemia em RNs com peso de nascimento menor que 2000g

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Phenobarbital is known to reduce serum bilirubin concentration in the newborn infant, but optimal dosage is unknown. Ten pregnant women and their infants were given a standard regimen including prenatal maternal administration and postnatal administration to the infant during the first week of life. The plasma levels of phenobarbital in the infants were found to increase during the period of administration, and to remain high for many days beyond the period of hyperbilirubinemia. Optimal dose schedules for phenobarbital should be based both upon pharmacologic effects (including those other than bilirubin disposition) and upon the pharmacokinetic profile of the drug in the newborn infant.

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A total of 120 preterm infants were randomly divided at 24 hr of age into three groups: Group I, controls; Group II, continuous phototherapy for 5 days; and Group III, intermittent phototherapy (12 hr on and 12 hr off) for 5 days. At the end of week 1 80% of the control group regained and surpassed their birth weight as opposed to 44 and 57.6% in the continuous and intermittent phototherapy groups, respectively. In weeks 2 and 3 both phototherapy groups had greater weight gain than the control group. Similar but less marked differences were observed in body lenth and head circumference in the three groups. Data suggest decreased growth during phototherapy with subsequent catch-up in growth during weeks 2 and 3. Differences were less marked between infants on intermittent (rather than continuous) phototherapy and controls. Increased metabolic demands and decreased intestinal absorption during phototherapy may be two of the factors responsible for the observed differences in growth in the three groups.

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