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ReviewJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2023

A "Gold Standard" Test for Diagnosing and Quantifying Hemolysis in Neonates and Infants.

Robert D Christensen, Timothy M Bahr, Ronald J Wong, Hendrik J Vreman, Vinod K Bhutani, David K Stevenson

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Review in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
8.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Trial
  2. Hemolytic hyperbilirubinemia.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026
    Article
  3. End tidal carbon monoxide and significant hemolysis.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026
    Review
  4. Bilirubin rate of rise during routine 6-h transcutaneous bilirubin surveillance.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026
    Article
  5. Article
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  8. End-tidal carbon monoxide for routine monitoring of significant hemolysis in the management of newborn hyperbilirubinemia.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025
    Article
  9. Review
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  11. Duration of hemolysis among infants with hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025
    Article
  12. Is it time for a precision health approach to the management of newborn hyperbilirubinemia?Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2024
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Robert D ChristensenDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. robert.christensen@hsc.utah.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5872-582X
Timothy M BahrDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Ronald J WongDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1205-6936
Hendrik J VremanDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Vinod K BhutaniDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0770-6543
David K StevensonDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Stanford University · USIntermountain Healthcare · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Identifying "gold standard" diagnostic tests can promote evidence-based neonatology practice. Hemolysis is a pathological shortening of the erythrocyte lifespan, differing from erythrocyte senescence in responsible mechanisms and clinical implications. Diagnosing hemolysis goes beyond a binary (yes vs. no) determination. It is characterized according to magnitude, and as acute vs. chronic, and genetically based vs. not. For neonates with significant hyperbilirubinemia or anemia, detecting hemolysis and quantifying its magnitude provides diagnostic clarity. The 2022 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Clinical Practice Guideline on management of hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn states that hemolysis is a risk factor for developing significant hyperbilirubinemia and neurotoxicity. The guideline recommends identifying hemolysis from any cause, but specific guidance is not provided. A spectrum of laboratory tests has been endorsed as diagnostic methods for hemolysis. Herein we examine these laboratory tests and recommend one as the "gold standard" for diagnosing and quantifying hemolysis in neonates and infants.

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HemolysisHyperbilirubinemiaChildHumansInfant, NewbornRisk Factors

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PMID37468612
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