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Tina M. Slusher
Researcher at University of Minnesota
Publications - 89
Citations - 2320
Tina M. Slusher is an academic researcher from University of Minnesota. The author has contributed to research in topics: Kernicterus & Jaundice. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 78 publications receiving 1833 citations. Previous affiliations of Tina M. Slusher include University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center & Hennepin County Medical Center.
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Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and Rhesus disease of the newborn: incidence and impairment estimates for 2010 at regional and global levels
Vinod K. Bhutani,Alvin Zipursky,Hannah Blencowe,Rajesh Khanna,Michael Sgro,Finn Ebbesen,Jennifer J. Bell,Rintaro Mori,Tina M. Slusher,Nahed Fahmy,Vinod K. Paul,Lizhong Du,A. A. Okolo,Maria Fernanda Branco de Almeida,Bolajoko O. Olusanya,Praveen Kumar,Simon Cousens,Joy E Lawn +17 more
TL;DR: Failure to prevent Rh sensitization and manage neonatal hyperbilirubinemia results in 114,100 avoidable neonatal deaths and many children grow up with disabilities.
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Why is kernicterus still a major cause of death and disability in low-income and middle-income countries?
TL;DR: The contributory factors to the burden of severe hyperbilirubinaemia and kernicterus based on the ‘three delays model’ described by Thaddeus and Maine are examined in the 91 most economically disadvantaged LMICs with Gross National Income per capita ≤US$6000 and median human development index of 0.525.
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and carboxyhemoglobin concentrations associated with bilirubin-related morbidity and death in Nigerian infants☆☆☆★★★
Tina M. Slusher,Hendrik J. Vreman,Donald W. McLaren,Laura Lewison,Audrey K. Brown,David K. Stevenson +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied 55 clinically jaundiced infants admitted to a rural mission hospital in southern Nigeria and determined whether glucose-6phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and elevated carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) levels correlated with bilirubin-related morbidity and mortality rates.
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Burden of severe neonatal jaundice: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Tina M. Slusher,Tara G Zamora,Duke Appiah,Judith U Stanke,Mark A. Strand,Burton W. Lee,Shane B Richardson,Elizabeth M. Keating,Ashajoythi M Siddappa,Ashajoythi M Siddappa,Bolajoko O. Olusanya +10 more
TL;DR: Limited but compelling evidence demonstrates that SNJ is associated with a significant health burden especially in low-income and middle-income countries.
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Risk Factors for Severe Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
TL;DR: Infants at risk of severe hyperbilirubinemia in LMICs are associated with maternal and neonatal factors that can be effectively addressed by available interventions to curtail the disease burden prevailing in the affected countries.