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Aug 5, 2022 · This article updates and replaces the 2004 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical practice guideline for the management and prevention of hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn infant ≥35 weeks’ gestation. 3 This clinical practice guideline, like the previous one, addresses issues of prevention, risk assessment, monitoring, and treatment.
Determining the infant’s blood type or DAT is not necessary if bilirubin surveillance and risk assessment follows this clinical practice guideline and appropriate follow-up after discharge is arranged.
Informed guidance on hyperbilirubinemia management, including preventive treatment thresholds, is critical to safely minimize neurodevelopmental risk. In August 2022, the Academy released updated clinical guidance on the prevention and treatment of hyperbilirubinemia in newborns greater than 35 weeks of gestational age.
AAP Hyperbilirubinemia Guidelines 2022 •Check infant direct antiglobulin test (DAT) if maternal antibody screen positive or unknown, or rate of rise of bilirubin > 0.3 mg/dL/hrin first 24 hrs, > 0.2 mg/dL/hr
The new AAP guidelines 2022 re-emphasize the need for visual assessment of jaundice every 12 hours after birth and need to measure either transcutaneous bilirubin
AAP 2022 Hyperbilirubinemia management guidelines. Calculator and clinical decision support for the AAP 2022 guidelines for the management of hyperbilirubinemia in newborns 35 or more weeks of gestation. Features. Neurotoxicity risk factors absent, present, or both; Plot multiple time points to assess trends; Original and easier to interpret ...
Aug 5, 2022 · Updated AAP guidance emphasizes the need for early identification of newborns of 35 or more weeks’ gestation at risk for hyperbilirubinemia who might require treatment to prevent kernicterus.
Nov 4, 2022 · The highly anticipated update to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Clinical Practice Guideline for management of hyperbilirubinemia in newborns ≥35 weeks gestation was published in August 2022. 1 The revised guideline and accompanying technical report 2 build on the prior recommendations with a decade and a half of new research.
Sep 6, 2022 · 2022 Updated clinical practice guidelines on the management of hyperbilirubinemia in newborn infants of ≥35 weeks’ gestation from the American Academy of Pediatrics, published in the...
Jan 10, 2024 · To help with implementation of the 2022 AAP guideline on the management of hyperbilirubinemia, members of the authoring group with input from other members of the AAP have put together this FAQ sheet.
