Asociación entre niveles de bilirrubina sérica e ictericia neonatal en pacientes atendidos en el Hospital General Liborio Panchana; enero 2017 - diciembre 2020.

Abstract

Introduction: Currently, neonatal jaundice comprises the sign that is most frequently observed in the first days of the newborn. This sign consists of the yellow coloration of the skin and mucous membranes, generally associated with high levels of serum bilirubin, and also represents one of the main reasons for hospital admission at the level of health establishments with neonatology services. Objective: To determine the association between serum bilirubin values and neonatal jaundice in patients admitted to the Liborio Panchana Sotomayor Hospital, in the period from January 2017 to December 2020. Methods and Materials: It consists of an investigation carried out by means of cut cross-sectional, in which no intervention was carried out and whose information collection was carried out through a retrospective approach, having as a starting point a database provided by the statistics area of the Liborio Panchana Sotomayor General Hospital in the province of Santa Elena, in which the numbers of medical records were detailed. Results: In terms of demographic characteristics of the patients, an age range of 7 to 11 days was obtained as the one with the highest number of cases, in addition to a higher prevalence for male patients with 50.5%. Labrune et al (2019) determined similar results in their study focused on the prevalence of neonatal jaundice, where they determined an age group between 5 and 15 days as the most affected, with at least 2 out of 3 patients (68.5 %). Conclusions: Bilirubin levels between 16 to 20mg/dl are the most frequent in the patients who were part of the sample. However, total serum bilirubin levels above 20mg/dl are associated with a higher risk of developing complications.