PEDIATRICS Vol. 42 No. 4 October 1968, pp. 707
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow P3Rs: Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when P3Rs are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow E-mail this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My File Cabinet
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Sterne, G. G.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow Articles by Sterne, G. G.

Dangers of Hyperbilirubinemia

George G. Sterne M.D.1

1 1523 Antonine Street New Orleans 15, Louisiana

In the April 1968 issue of Pediatrics, Drs. Weldon and Odell propose to deal with the question of the relative risks of hyperbilirubi nemia due to causes other than Rh incompati bility and the risks inherent in the procedure of exchange transfusions.

Their short-term results are certainly impressive and they acknowledge the possibility of late sequellae such as portal vein hypertension and homologous serum jaundice.

Once again the case for the low risk of care fully done exchange transfusions has been made; but, to quote the authors, "In the final analysis the risk of development of bilirubin encephalopathy must be weighed against the morbidity and mortality risks inherent in the procedure itself."