TY - JOUR T1 - NICE recommendations for the formal assessment of babies with prolonged jaundice: too much for well infants? JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 112 LP - 113 DO - 10.1136/adc.2010.199984 VL - 96 IS - 1 AU - M E Rodie AU - A Barclay AU - C Harry AU - J Simpson Y1 - 2011/01/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/96/1/112.abstract N2 - Prolonged jaundice (PJ) is common, affecting 2–15% of all neonates and up to 40% of breastfed infants.1 It presents a challenge to health professionals, who must identify those infants with pathology while avoiding the unnecessary investigation of normal babies. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) recently recommended, that in addition to a thorough examination, the formal assessment of PJ should include conjugated bilirubin, urine culture, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase where ethnically appropriate, full blood count, blood group determination and Coomb's test.2The three studies referenced had methodological flaws, including all … ER -