Prevalence, Risk Factors and outcome of Neonatal Acute Bilirubin Encephalopathy among Neonates Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care unit in Tash and Gmh, Addis Ababa, Case Control Study, 2024/25 G.C.
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2025-04-05
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Addis Ababa University
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Acute bilirubin encephalopathy (ABE) is a clinical syndrome associated with bilirubin toxicity in the CNS, resulting in chronic and permanent sequelae. Despite ABE complications contribute to a substantial burden of neonatal deaths and several neurodevelopmental disorders in the country, there is limited study showing the prevalence and factors associated to ABE. Even the available limited studies were only showing the prevalence of jaundice rather than ABE
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Acute Bilirubin Encephalopathy, Neonatal Jaundice, Neonates