Sentences with phrase «severe hyperbilirubinemia»

A bilirubin level of more than 425 μmol / L was chosen to define severe hyperbilirubinemia since an infant with this degree of jaundice is thought to be at high risk of kernicterus.6 Furthermore, the Canadian Paediatric Society recommends considering an exchange transfusion at this level in healthy term infants without risk factors.20

In rare instances of severe hyperbilirubinemia, breastfeeding may need to be interrupted temporarily for a brief period.124