Patient's question:
The newborn is only 7 days old. The doctor treating the jaundice needs to have a blood-letting treatment. Hello, is there a risk to life? On the third day of birth, it started to feel a bit feverish, and the doctor prescribed fever-reducing medication. However, on the fifth day, the fever returned. Now, the temperature is... Hello, can the jaundiced newborn exchange blood with the parents?Doctor's answer:
The criteria for jaundice intervention formulated by the Pediatric Division of the Chinese Medical Association state that if the total bilirubin level in full-term newborns reaches 418, phototherapy should be initiated. It's important to follow the doctor's advice and not make decisions on your own. High levels of bilirubin in the blood can potentially lead to neonatal bilirubin encephalopathy. Once this occurs, it can result in 100% of affected newborns leaving behind sequelae. Therefore, it's still best to follow the doctor's advice and initiate treatment as early as possible, as doctors generally have high medical ethics.