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Volume 13 Issue 9 (September) 2024

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Use full ness Of Cord Blood Analysis In Predicting Hyperbilirubinemia In Babies At Risk Of RH And ABO Incompatibility
Dr. Nikita Duhan, Dr. Fauzia Arif, Dr. Pankaj Gyanani, Dr. Ritika Singh Chandel, Dr. Bani Kaur

Aim: To evaluate the usefulness of cord blood analysis in predicting hyperbilirubinemia in babies at risk of Rh And Abo incompatibility. Material And Methods: The present hospital-based prospective observational study was conducted at Jaipur National Hospital, Jaipur among 100 babies born to O+VE or RH-VE mothers, delivered by both cesarean and natural labor from August 2022 to January 2024. The newborns detected to have pathological hyperbilirubinemia were furtherinvestigated by doing a Direct Coomb test, complete blood count, reticulocyte count andperipheral smear and were managed according to standard protocols as per guidelines ofthe American Academy of Pediatrics subcommittee on hyperbilirubinemia. Results:43% of cases are related to RH incompatibility, while 57% of cases are related to ABO incompatibility.18% of newborns had pathological jaundice. In the ABO and Rh incompatibility groups, clinical jaundice was observed in 52.63% and 27.91% of neonates, respectively.When significant hyperbilirubinemia was present as compared to absent, there was a significantly higher mean Cord bilirubin total.≥1.715 was the optimal cut-off for the value of Cord bilirubin - Total to predict significant hyperbilirubinemia, (AUC = 0.786) with a Sensitivity and Specificity of 85.7% and 56.9% respectively. Less than or equal to 16.5 gm/dl was the optimal cut-off value of Hb, (AUC = 0.831) with a Sensitivity and Specificity of 47.6% and 98.2% respectively. ≥0.21 was the optimal cut-off value of reticulocyte count to predict significant hyperbilirubinemia, (AUC = 0.675 ) with a Sensitivity and Specificity of 97.6% and 23.2 % respectively Greater Than or Equal to 2.7 was the optimal cut-off value of reticulocyte count to predict significant hyperbilirubinemia, (AUC = 0.793) with a Sensitivity and Specificity of 76.2% and 73.2% respectively. These values can be used as safe risk demarcations in deciding about the time of discharge of ABO-incompatible newborns from the hospital. Conclusion:It can be concluded from the results that cord bilirubin, haemoglobin, reticulocyte count and positive direct antiglobulin test are good predictors for significant hyperbilirubinemia and severe hemolytic disease.

 
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