Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of fluid supplementation in decreasing the rate of exchange transfusion and the duration of phototherapy in term neonates with severe nonhemolytic hyperbilirubinemia. study des...
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Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of fluid supplementation in decreasing the rate of exchange transfusion and the duration of phototherapy in term neonates with severe nonhemolytic hyperbilirubinemia. study design: This was a randomized controlled trial conducted in a tertiary care referral unit in northern India. seventy-four term neonates with severe nonhemolytic hyperbilirubinemia (total serum bilirubin > 18 mgdL 308 μmoll to moll ). The subjects were randomized to an “extra fluids”group (intravenous fluid supplementation for 8 hours and oral supplementation for the duration of phototherapy; n = 37) or a control group (n = 37). Results: At inclusion, 54 infants (73%) had high serum osmolality, including 28 (75%) in the extra fluids group and 26 (70%) in the control group. The proportion of infants who underwent exchange transfusion was lower in the extra fluids group than in the control group: 6 (16%) versus 20 (54%)(P = .001; relative risk = 0.30; 95%confidence interval = 0.14 to 0.66). The duration of phototherapy was also shorter in the extra fluids group: 52 ±18 hours versus 73 ±31 hours (P = .004). Conclusion: Fluid supplementation in term neonates presenting with severe hyperbilirubinemia decreased the rate of exchange transfusion and duration of phototherapy.
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