Significant weight loss in breastfed term infants readmitted for hyperbilirubinemia 英文参考文献.docVIP

BMC Pediatrics BioMedCentral Research article Open Access Significant weight loss in breastfed term infants readmitted for hyperbilirubinemia Ariel A Salas*1, Jorge Salazar1, Claudia V Burgoa1, Carlos A De-Villegas1, Valeria Quevedo1 and Amed Soliz2 Address: 1Division of Pediatrics, Caja Petrolera de Salud Clinic, 2525 Arce Ave, San Jorge, La Paz, Bolivia and 2Division of Neonatology, Miami Childrens Hospital, Miami, FL, USA Email: Ariel A Salas* - ariel.a.salas@; Jorge Salazar - salazar.jorge@; Claudia V Burgoa - claudia.v.burgoa@; Carlos A De-Villegas - cadevico@; Valeria Quevedo - valeqpitt@; Amed Soliz - aesoliz@ * Corresponding author Published: 31 December 2009 Received: 2 June 2009 Accepted: 31 December 2009 BMC Pediatrics 2009, 9:82 doi:10.1186/1471-2431-9-82 This article is available from: /1471-2431/9/82 ? 2009 Salas et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background: Weight loss of greater than 7% from birth weight indicates possible feeding problems. Inadequate oral intake causes weight loss and increases the bilirubin enterohepatic circulation. The objective of this study was to describe the association between total serum bilirubin (TSB) levels and weight loss in healthy term infants readmitted for hyperbilirubinemia after birth hospitalization. Methods: We reviewed medical records of breastfed term infants who received phototherapy according to TSB levels readmitted to Caja Petrolera de Salud Clinic in La Paz, Bolivia during January 2005 through October 2008. Results: Seventy-nine infants were studied (64.6% were males). The hyperbilirubinemia readmission rate was 5% among breastfed infants. Term infants were readmitt