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Newborn hyperbilirubinemia — Bhutani risk zone and AAP 2004 thresholds (≥ 35 weeks)

SupersededNeonatology·3 inputs·3 references

Based on Bhutani VK et al. (1999).

This is an older version kept for comparison. The current version is Newborn hyperbilirubinemia — AAP 2022 phototherapy, escalation-of-care and exchange thresholds (≥ 35 weeks).

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References

  1. Bhutani VK, Johnson L, Sivieri EM. Predictive ability of a predischarge hour-specific serum bilirubin for subsequent significant hyperbilirubinemia in healthy term and near-term newborns. Pediatrics. 1999;103:6-14. Search PubMed
  2. American Academy of Pediatrics Subcommittee on Hyperbilirubinemia. Management of hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn infant 35 or more weeks of gestation. Pediatrics. 2004;114:297-316. Search PubMed
  3. Kemper AR, Newman TB, Slaughter JL, et al. Clinical Practice Guideline Revision: Management of Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn Infant 35 or More Weeks of Gestation. Pediatrics. 2022;150:e2022058859. Search PubMed
Implementation notes

Superseded by bili_aap2022 (AAP 2022 supplemental tables, built 2026-10-11).

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