Evaluation of a new transcutaneous bilirubinometer in Chinese newborns
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Evaluation of a new transcutaneous bilirubinometer.
OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the Minolta/Hill-Rom Air-Shields Transcutaneous Jaundice Meter model JM-103. METHODS We studied a convenience sample of 849 newborns > or =35 weeks of gestation in 3 hospitals. These infants had total serum bilirubin (TSB) levels measured on clinical indication, and transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) levels were obtained within 1 hour of the T...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1359-2998,1468-2052
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.090217