Re: Chang'S Score Is Only Helpful Within The First 4 To 5 Days Of Life

The American Academy of Pediatrics Subcommittee on Hyperbilirubinemia acknowledged the fact that there is no standard for discontinuing phototherapy.1 For infants who are readmitted after birth, it recommends that phototherapy may be discontinued when the total serum bilirubin level (TSB) falls to u003c13 to 14 mg/dL (239–239 μmol/L).1On the basis of a huge cohort of newborns treated for hyperbilirubinemia, Chang et al2 thankfully provided an evidence-based prediction tool (score) to help clinicians decide when … E-mail: korsche{at}kliniken-koeln.de