Measurement of Circulating Unbound Bilirubin: Will It Ever Be a Part of Routine Neonatal Care?

Affiliations

¹ Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: jwatchko@mail.magee.edu.

Editorial

Jon F Watchko. J Pediatr. 2016 Jun.

. 2016 Jun:173:6-7.

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.03.044. Epub 2016 Apr 7.

¹ Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: jwatchko@mail.magee.edu.

No abstract available

Keywords: auditory neuropathy; bilirubin neurotoxicity; bilirubin/albumin ratio; hypoalbuminemia; kernicterus; total serum bilirubin.

Comment on

Unbound Bilirubin and Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder in Late Preterm and Term Infants with Severe Jaundice.
Amin SB, Wang H, Laroia N, Orlando M. Amin SB, et al. J Pediatr. 2016 Jun;173:84-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.02.024. Epub 2016 Mar 4. J Pediatr. 2016. PMID: 26952116 Free PMC article.