Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia due to ABO incompatibility: does blood group matter?

Newborn infants with maternal-fetal ABO incompatibility are at a greater risk for developing subsequent significant hyperbilirubinemia, and therefore, prediction of probable risk factors, such as the degree of hemolysis, gains importance. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of feta...

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Main Authors: Sinem Akgül, Ayşe Korkmaz, Sule Yiğit, Murat Yurdakök
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Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2013-10-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1542
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Ayşe Korkmaz
Sule Yiğit
Murat Yurdakök
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description Newborn infants with maternal-fetal ABO incompatibility are at a greater risk for developing subsequent significant hyperbilirubinemia, and therefore, prediction of probable risk factors, such as the degree of hemolysis, gains importance. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of fetal-neonatal blood group on the severity of hemolysis and jaundice due to maternal-fetal ABO incompatibility. In a retrospective analysis of 166 cases with ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn, risk factors for the severity of jaundice were compared in infants with blood group A or B. Both groups had similar demographic parameters such as birth weight, gender and day of admission. Similarly, there were no statistically significant differences in hematological parameters, such as initial hemoglobin levels, initial and final indirect bilirubin levels, frequency of positive direct Coombs test and hemolytic findings on peripheral blood smear, duration of phototherapy, number of exchange transfusions, and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy (p>0.05). We conclude that blood type has no effect on the severity of the hemolytic jaundice in ABO incompatibility.
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spelling doaj-art-84846a4a8fbe4c978e2e8a56e80bdea52025-08-20T02:01:56ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212013-10-01555Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia due to ABO incompatibility: does blood group matter?Sinem Akgül0Ayşe KorkmazSule YiğitMurat YurdakökDepartment of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. sinemhusnu@yahoo.com. Newborn infants with maternal-fetal ABO incompatibility are at a greater risk for developing subsequent significant hyperbilirubinemia, and therefore, prediction of probable risk factors, such as the degree of hemolysis, gains importance. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of fetal-neonatal blood group on the severity of hemolysis and jaundice due to maternal-fetal ABO incompatibility. In a retrospective analysis of 166 cases with ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn, risk factors for the severity of jaundice were compared in infants with blood group A or B. Both groups had similar demographic parameters such as birth weight, gender and day of admission. Similarly, there were no statistically significant differences in hematological parameters, such as initial hemoglobin levels, initial and final indirect bilirubin levels, frequency of positive direct Coombs test and hemolytic findings on peripheral blood smear, duration of phototherapy, number of exchange transfusions, and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy (p>0.05). We conclude that blood type has no effect on the severity of the hemolytic jaundice in ABO incompatibility. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1542
spellingShingle Sinem Akgül
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Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia due to ABO incompatibility: does blood group matter?
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
title Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia due to ABO incompatibility: does blood group matter?
title_full Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia due to ABO incompatibility: does blood group matter?
title_fullStr Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia due to ABO incompatibility: does blood group matter?
title_full_unstemmed Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia due to ABO incompatibility: does blood group matter?
title_short Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia due to ABO incompatibility: does blood group matter?
title_sort neonatal hyperbilirubinemia due to abo incompatibility does blood group matter
url https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1542
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