Hearing and Neurological Impairment in Children with History of Exchange Transfusion for Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
Table 1
Comparison of Indirect bilirubin levels in children with exchange transfusion for different causes ().
Causes of Exchange transfusion
SNHL
BNH
Both groups
n
IB mg/dL-sd
Range
n
IB mg/dL-sd
Range
n
IB mg/dL-sd
Range
Rh hemolytic disease
5
23.8 ± 7.2
16.2–35.6
43
18.0 ± 5.4
6.8–28.4
48
18.6 ± 5.8
6.8–35.6
ABO incompatibility
2
21.2 ± 9.2
14.7–27.8
26
18.7 ± 5.5
7.3–35.8
28
18.9 ± 5.6
7.3–35.8
Multifactorial hyperbilirubinemia
8
21.5 ± 4.5
16.1–29.3
18
20.2 ± 4.6
9.6–28.6
26
20.6 ± 4.5
9.6–29.3
Total
15
22.2 ± 5.7
14.7–35.6
87
18.7 ± 5.3
6.8–35.8
102
19.2 ± 5.4
6.8–35.8
P = one-way Anova
P = 0.77
P = 0.34
P = 0.31
n: number of cases. Sd: standard deviation. IB: Indirect bilirubin. SNHL: sensorineural hearing loss. BNH: bilateral normal hearing. P: significance in one-way analysis of variance.
