Patient's question:
Newborn jaundice index 155. My baby is 13 days old, with a jaundice level of 19.8 on the neck and 17.8 on the head. After being under blue light for one day, it dropped to 15. Can I be discharged after another day of treatment?Doctor's answer:
Jaundice is divided into physiological jaundice, which occurs 2-3 days after birth, peaks on days 4-6, and subsides within 7-10 days. Premature infants have a longer duration, with mild loss of appetite as the only clinical symptom. If jaundice occurs within 24 hours after birth and does not subside within 2-3 weeks, worsens even after subsiding, or recurs after subsiding, or if jaundice only begins 1 week to several weeks after birth, these are all cases of pathological jaundice. For physiological jaundice, it is recommended to start feeding early. For pathological jaundice, it is advised to seek hospital treatment, such as phototherapy or traditional Chinese medicine treatment. Wishing you good health.