Neonatal Jaundice: When Do the Light Bulbs Go On? - Trinity Health

Universal Bilirubin Screening Predischarge
(Continued)
• US Preventive Services Task Force: Insufficient evidence to recommend
screening for hyperbilirubinemia
– Evidence about benefits and harms of screening to prevent kernicterus
(chronic bilirubin encephalopathy) is lacking
– No evidence screening is associated with improved outcomes or use of
hour specific nomogram reduces incidence of kernicterus
– Insufficient evidence about potential harms and efficacy of phototherapy
• Screening may lead to earlier, excessive use
of phototherapy