Neonates with Hyperbilirubinemia/Jaundice Clinical Pathway
Neonates with Hyperbilirubinemia/Jaundice Clinical Pathway
Goals
- Incorporate 2022 AAP Guidance
- Deliver standardized care to infants with hyperbilirubinemia across the continuum of care
- E.g. Nursery, Primary Care, ED, Inpatient and ICU care
- Prevent acute bilirubin encephalopathy
- Avoid unnecessary ED visits and hospitalization
Metrics
- The annual rate of infants requiring hospitalization for treatment of hyperbilirubinemia
- Expect ED visits and hospitalization to decrease due to increased thresholds
- Reduced ED visits for TSB due to increased outpatient testing ability
- Hospital LOS
- % of infants re-hospitalized for phototherapy following initial phototherapy in the nursery or 1st hospitalization after birth hospitalization
- % Infants requiring ICU care, exchange transfusion
- % of infants with hemolysis