JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) alerts on jaundice in newborns
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The private organisation that accredits US hospitals has issued an alert to providers warning that while jaundice is common and usually not life-threatening in newborns, severe cases put babies at risk for kernicterus, a form of brain damage caused by dangerous levels of bilirubin in the bloodstream.