Re: What is the Highest Bilirubin you've ever seen?
I do postpartum, and, as our kiddos are generally healthy, we don't usually see numbers above the mid-teens. Then we aggressively treat them with triple phototherapy. I don't recall any of our kids needing exchange transfusions.
What I would like to know is how long can a baby live with the higher numbers and still come out relatively normal? Does there have to be liver damage or extreme hemolysis or some other factor to get the numbers into the upper twenties and beyond?
If left untreated or treated only with phototherapy, how long does it take for the level to come down to a safe level?
Finally, how long does it take to find out if permanent damage has been done and how severe it is?
Thanks for the info.
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