Interventions and outcomes received by babies admitted for jaundice: home versus hospital
| Admitted from hospital, n=6950 | Admitted from home, n=1082 | Total, n=8032 | |
| Admission postnatal age (days), median (IQR) | 1.7 (0.9–2.9) | 3.9 (2.6–5.3) | 1.9 (0.9–3.4) |
| Babies with missing data (%) | 318 | 2 | 320 |
| Total days of phototherapy, % of babies, median (IQR) | 80.0%, 2 (2–3) | 84.2%, 2 (1–2) | 80.6%, 1 (1–3) |
| Received intravenous fluids | |||
| Number of babies | 2331 (33.5%) | 304 (28.1%) | 2635 (32.8%) |
| Duration of days, median (IQR) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–2) | 2 (1–3) |
| Exchange transfusion, number of babies (%) | 110 (1.6%) | 17 (1.6%) | 127 (1.6%) |
| Kernicterus, number of babies | 4 (0.06%) | 3 (0.28%) | 7 (0.09%) |