Table 1

General characteristics

GuidelinesOrganisation (country)Last update year (update times)Target populationTarget users
Inclusion criteriaExclusion criteria
QCGQueensland Clinical Guidelines (Australia)2019 (7)All preterm and term babiesConjugated hyperbilirubinaemia, surgical managementParents and carers
CPSCanadian Pediatric Society, Fetus and Newborn Committee (Canada)2018 (1)Newborn infants≥35 weeks of gestationNot reportedNot reported
TPATurkish Pediatric Association (Turkey)2018 (0)All preterm and term babiesNot reportedPaediatricians and family physicians
SAPSpanish Association of Pediatrics (Spain)2017 (0)All preterm and term babiesNot reportedNot reported
NICENational Institute for Health and Care Excellence (the UK)2016 (1)All preterm and term babiesConjugated hyperbilirubinaemia, surgical managementHealthcare professionals, families and carers
ChPSChinese Pediatric Society, Chinese Medical Association (China)2014 (1)All preterm and term babiesNot reportedNot reported
ISNItalian Society of Neonatology (Italy)2014 (0)Newborn infants≥35 weeks of gestationNot reportedNeonatologists and family paediatricians
MaHTASMalaysia Health Technology Assessment Section (Malaysia)2014 (1)All preterm and term babiesConjugated hyperbilirubinaemia, prolonged jaundicePaediatricians and pharmacists, parents and carers
NPANorwegian Pediatric Association (Norway)2010 (0)All preterm and term babiesNot reportedHealthcare personnel
AAPAmerican Academy of Pediatrics Subcommittee on Hyperbilirubinemia (America)2009 (1)Newborn infants≥35 weeks of gestationNot reported Healthcare personnel
INSIsrael Neonatal Society (Israel)2008 (0)All preterm and term babiesNot reportedNeonatologists, paediatricians and family doctors
SSNSwiss Society of Neonatology (Swiss)2007 (2)Newborn infants≥35 weeks of gestationNot reportedNot reported
  • AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics Subcommittee on Hyperbilirubinemia (America); ChPS, Chinese Pediatric Society, Chinese Medical Association (China); CPS, Canadian Pediatric Society, Fetus and Newborn Committee (Canada); INS, Israel Neonatal Society (Israel); ISN, Italian Society of Neonatology (Italy); MaHTAS, Malaysia Health Technology Assessment Section (Malaysia); NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (the UK); NPA, Norwegian Pediatric Association (Norway); QCG, Queensland Clinical Guidelines (Australia); SAP, Spanish Association of Pediatrics (Spain); SSN, Swiss Society of Neonatology (Swiss); TPA, Turkish Pediatric Association (Turkey).