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Dear all, I would like to have your views on the possible diagnosis for a preterm baby, who has recieved 3 doses of surfactant and pulmonary x-ray still is white out. I would be happy to receive your inputs Thanx.

Dear Dr Ahmed, Gemfibrozil appears safe but seems not of benefit in non hemolytic jaundice. Refer this article published in Indian pediatics - Gemfibrozil in Late Preterm and Term Neonates with Moderate Jaundice: A Randomized Controlled Trial JAIKRISHAN, PRAVEEN KUMAR AND ANIL NARANG Mangala Bharathi PGIMER, Chd

How sick was the baby prior to bleed? Did u evalutae for markers of DIVC? Any significant family history? One need to rule out inherited abnormalities of coag system esp involving common pathways