Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and bilirubin neurotoxicity in hospitalized neonates: analysis of the US Database

The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and trends for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, and the development of bilirubin neurotoxicity in the USA. We used a de-identified national dataset for the years 2002–2017. The study included all newborn inpatients with postnatal age ≤28 days. Cochran–Armitage trend test was used for trend analyses. Regression analyses were performed and adjusted odds ratios (aOR) were reported. The study...