Characteristics of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia at West Java’s Top Referral Hospital, Indonesia.
Abstract: Neonatal
hyperbilirubinemia or neonatal jaundice is a common disorder and considered as
one of the main problems in neonatal period worldwide with high incidence,
especially in Asia and Southeast Asia region. This study was conducted to
determine the characteristics of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia including the
prevalence and frequency of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia causes at Dr. Hasan
Sadikin General Hospital in 2012.
Methods: This descriptive study was conducted at Dr. Hasan Sadikin
General Hospital using the cross-sectional method. Four hundred and twenty five
cases of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in hospitalized and outpatients, from 1
January to 31 December 2012 were included in this descriptive study.
Results: The prevalence of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia was about 4.08%.
Causes were identified in 95 cases and the most common cause of neonatal
hyperbilirubinemia during this period of time was physiological causes (23.2%).
Other causes included neonatal hepatitis (14.7%), other hemolytic causes
(13.7%), infection (12.6%), ABO incompatibility (11.6%) and breastfeeding
(11.6%).
Conclusions: Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia cases are common and remain as
one of the neonatal problems in Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, thus
prevention and proper management of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia should be
implemented.
Keywords: Neonatal
hyperbilirubinemia, neonatal jaundice, prevalence
Author: Nurain Yahya, Tetty
Yuniati, Leonardo Lubis
Journal Code: jpkedokterangg170107
