Table 2 Pediatricians' preferences regarding the management of neonatal jaundice
From: Management of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: Pediatricians' practices and educational needs
Practice Type | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total* | University Hospital | Community Hospital | Private Group | Private Solo | P** value | |
TSB testing with clinical jaundice before discharge | 306/350 (87.4%) | 16/24 (66.7%) | 39/42 (92.9%) | 195/218 (89.5%) | 55/64 (85.9%) | 0.012 |
TSB testing with clinical jaundice post-discharge | 196/340 (57.7%) | 12/24 (50.0%) | 28/37 (75.7%) | 116/214 (54.2%) | 39/64 (60.9%) | 0.302 |
Using cephalocaudal assessment† | 271/348 (77.9%) | 21/28 (75.0%) | 34/41 (82.9%) | 170/217 (78.3%) | 46/62 (74.2%) | 0.645 |
Using TcB assessment† | 56/349 (16.1%) | 5/27 (18.5%) | 10/42 (23.8%) | 34/216 (15.7%) | 7/64 (10.9%) | 0.017 |
Recommendations to the mother regarding the baby's jaundice | ||||||
1. Bring baby to the office | 284/335 (84.8%) | 20/25 (80%) | 35/40 (87.5%) | 175/210 (83.3%) | 53/60 (88.3%) | 0.426 |
2. Put baby in the sunlight | 3/335 (1.1%) | - | 1/40 (2.5%) | 2/210 (0.95%) | - | |
3. Refer baby for TSB measurement | 38/335 (11.4%) | 3/25 (12.0% | 3/40 (7.5%) | 26/210 (12.4%) | 6/60 (10.0%) | |
4. Stop breastfeeding | - | - | - | - | - | |
5. Other | 9/335 (2.7%) | 2/25 (8.0%) | - | 7/210 (3.3%) | 1/60 (1.7%) | |