Can hemolytic jaundice be cured?

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There are several treatment methods for hemolytic jaundice, including light therapy, exchange transfusion therapy and drug therapy. Among them, light therapy is the most simple, effective and economical. The effect of exchange transfusion therapy is obvious, but the cost is relatively high, and the technical requirements are relatively high, so it is generally used for severe hemolytic jaundice. Can hemolytic jaundice be cured? Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

Can hemolytic jaundice be cured?

The newborn exposed to 440nm light can make his serum bilirubin decrease and prevent the occurrence of nuclear jaundice. If nuclear jaundice has occurred, it can make it recover faster. After irradiation by this light, bilirubin is photooxidized into colorless substance and excreted from urine and bile.

If serum indirect bilirubin is more than 20 mg / dl (342 μ Exchange transfusion is needed. In order to avoid aggravation and jaundice after blood transfusion, blood donors should be screened for G6PD deficiency. Avoid blood supply from relatives. Patients with mild jaundice do not need blood transfusion.

The hemolytic jaundice of the newborn was cured without any physiological defects. Unless the bilirubin is more than 342 umol / L before the jaundice is cured, bilirubin encephalopathy will cause sequelae.

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For severe newborns, exchange transfusion and blood transfusion should be adopted as soon as possible, and the blood with appropriate blood type should be used to replace the blood with antibody. The earlier the exchange transfusion, the better, so as to reduce hemolysis and prevent the occurrence of nuclear jaundice.