Implementing and Validating Transcutaneous Bilirubinometry for Neonates

Transcutaneous bilirubinometry in neonates.

Transcutaneous bilirubinometry in preterm neonates.

This prospective study was conducted to evaluate the accuracy of transcutaneous bilirubinometry in preterm newborns less than 32 weeks of gestation. Serum bilirubin values measured by direct spectrophotometry were considered as standard, the range was 2.2-12.5 mg/dL. 32 jaundiced infants of less than 32 weeks of gestation without phototherapy, including 10 ELBW neonates, were enrolled. Close co...

Transcutaneous bilirubinometry in Malay, Chinese and Indian term neonates.

The transcutaneous (Tc) bilirubinometer was evaluated in 105 jaundiced neonates, comprising 38 Malays, 37 Chinese and 30 Indians, who had not been treated with phototherapy or exchange transfusion. Tc bilirubin index and serum bilirubin concentration correlated at statistically significant levels in all the three racial groups. Unlike the Chinese and Malay babies, the action levels, using Tc bi...

Transcutaneous bilirubinometry in neonates: evaluation of Minolta Air shields jaundicemeter.

Hyperbilirubinemia is one of the most frequently encountered problem in neonates. Hence, serum bilirubin is the most commonly ordered laboratory investigation in the nursery. Sampling of newborns is not only a painful procedure but also occasionally associated with severe sepsis(l). Yamanuchi et al. first described a noninvasive device, the jaundicemeter to estimate the serum bilirubin transcut...

Transcutaneous Bilirubinometry in Jaundiced Neonates: A Randomized Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND: For evaluation of jaundiced neonates, serum bilirubin (SB) or transcutaneous bilirubinometry (TcB) is used. Few data are available on the quantitative reduction of blood sampling by using TcB. METHODS: We conducted a randomized controlled trial in hospitalized jaundiced neonates ≥32 weeks’ gestational age. In the intervention group, TcB was used and in the control group the decision...