Catalog

Neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia due to prematurity

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Link to WHO Definition

Neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia due to prematurity – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/272652736

A condition characterised as an increased level of bilirubin above 85 umol/l (5 mg/dL) which manifests as yellowing of the eyes, skin, and other tissues of a newborn associated with some complication due to birth of the child before the completion of 37 weeks of gestation.