serum magnesium levels in neonatal jaundice: is there any correlation between hypermagnesemia and moderate to severe hyperbilirubinemia in term newborns?

Background: neonatal jaundice is a common major problem; on the other hand, it is suggested that there is a correlation between plasma magnesium concentrations and hyperbilirubinemia during the neonatal period. objectives: the study aims to validate a previously reported risk index for predicting the magnesium level of plasma for moderate to severe hyperbilirubinemia in infant neonates. methods: a cross-sectional correlation study was performed on 93 term newborns with indirect hyperbilirubinemia admitted in neonatology unit of a children hospital and plasma magnesium level of moderate to severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia were determined, and statistical analysis was performed. results: authors did not find any statistically meaningful positive or negative correlation between plasma mg level and bilirubin in patients studied; however, comparison of mg level in two groups of severe andmoderate hyperbilirubinemia showed decreased dispersion of medium mg level in the severe group. conclusions: serum magnesium concentration is not useful in anticipation of which newborn infant will develop hyperbilirubinemia.