Analyse de l'application BiliBuddy pour le 9 décembre

Checking neonates' Bilirubin levels is a daily occurrence in the nursery in the days following birth with the incidence of neonatal jaundice in term infants being 50% and in preterm babies 80%. This app calculates an infant's threshold for beginning phototherapy from his or her age, bilirubin level, and risk using the American Academy of Pediatrics 2022 “Clinical Practice Guideline Revision: Management of Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn Infant 35 or More Weeks of Gestation”. The results are displayed on the Phototherapy Threshold and Exchange Therapy nomograms. App Feature Summary -Calculates phototherapy threshold for newborns 35 weeks and older -Displays values on phototherapy and exchange therapy nomograms -Calculate infants' age based on dates and times -View risk factors for the development of severe hyperbilirubinemia -Supports US and SI units (mg/dL and µmol/L) -Direct links to reference journal articles -Track Infants' Bilirubin measures over time.