Jaundice value of 15.9mg/dl in a 9-day-old neonate is usually serious.
Newborns with skin jaundice index exceeding 15mg/dl or elevated more than 5mg/dl per day are usually considered to be pathologically jaundiced and require aggressive intervention for examination, clarification of etiology and treatment to avoid the development of bilirubin encephalopathy. In some preterm infants, a bilirubin index of 15mg/dl may cause bilirubin encephalopathy, leading to neurological damage or even sequelae.
Newborns are usually at the peak of jaundice at 9 days, jaundice index of 15.9mg/dl, is a significant increase in jaundice, need to closely monitor the jaundice index, jaundice persists or continue to increase the jaundice, it is usually recommended to be hospitalized for observation and treatment, and to further improve the blood routine, liver function, viral 5 and other related tests, to determine the cause of the cause of the disease and then standardize the treatment in a timely manner, so as to avoid the impact of the baby’s health.