XXXX in 'healthy' very low birthweight @entity1 .

@entity1 @entity648 @entity4837
The daily @entity648 levels during the first week of life in 94 premature very low birthweight (VLBW, less than 1500 g) relatively 'healthy' @entity1 were determined. Mean daily @entity648 values peaked on the fourth day of life at 188.1 mumol/l (s.e.m. = 5.3). Twenty-eight @entity1 developed hyperbilirubinaemia ( @entity648 greater than 260 mumol/l), at which time they were exposed to phototherapy. When individual peak @entity648 values were evaluated, the overall peak value was 213.9 mumol/l (s.e.m. = 5.1) occurring at 4.81 days (s.e.m. = 0.11), although the value is most likely an underestimate, since the 28 pre-phototherapy values were not truly peak values. Seventy-six (81%) @entity1 experienced @entity648 levels greater than 170 mumol/l. The method of delivery apparently had no impact on the @entity648 levels. All the @entity1 remained well and progressed satisfactorily. 'Healthy' VLBW @entity1 experience a much greater incidence and severity of @entity4837 than mature @entity1 with the same clinical status.
