Patient's question:
Baby's jaundice index is 255. I heard it's quite serious. What should I do? My baby started turning yellow after 24 hours of birth. The doctor at the hospital said my baby's jaundice index is 255. I want to ask if a jaundice value of 255 is serious?Doctor's answer:
Pathological jaundice is considered a condition in infants. If jaundice appears too early, is too severe, and the serum bilirubin level exceeds 205 micromoles per liter; if jaundice appears within 24 hours of birth with a jaundice index of 220, hemolytic jaundice caused by blood type incompatibility should also be considered. If Baoma's blood type is O, the infant's blood type should be tested, and a hemolysis test should be conducted. Blue light therapy can be administered, and albumin can help with bilirubin metabolism and jaundice management.