Relationship between apnea and hyperbilirubinemia in premature infants / 南方医科大学学报
Journal of Southern Medical University
; (12): 2139-2141, 2010.
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en Zh
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the association between hyperbilirubinemia and apnea in premature infants.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Premature infants with apnea and birth weight >1500 g were tested for the heart rate, serum level of bilirubin, saturation of blood oxygen (SO₂) and partial pressure of oxygen (PO₂) before and after treatment, with term infants serving as the control. A comparative analyses of the serum level of bilirubin, SO₂ and PO₂ were carried out in the premature infants with birth weight <1500 g suffering apneic syndrome or not on the first and third days after birth.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Of the premature and term infants with apnea and birth weight <1500 g, 92.5% and 70.00% showed increased serum level of indirect bilirubin (IBIL), respectively. The infants with birth weight <1500 g who presented the syndrome of apnea on the first day after birth had significantly higher levels of IBIL than those without an apparent syndrome of apnea. A three-day conventional therapy resulted in an obvious improvement of apneic syndrome and lowered bilirubin level.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Increased bilirubin level can be one of the reasons for the development of apnea in premature infants, and therapies for reducing bilirubin level can ameliorate the syndrome of apnea.</p>
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Asunto principal:
Apnea
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Bilirrubina
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Sangre
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Recien Nacido Prematuro
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Hiperbilirrubinemia
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
Idioma:
Zh
Revista:
Journal of Southern Medical University
Año:
2010
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Article