Transcutaneous bilirubin measurement in healthy Saudi term newborns
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Transcutaneous bilirubin measurement in healthy Saudi term newborns
I read with interest the study by Alsaedi1 on the transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) measurement in healthy Saudi term newborns. The author addressed that TcB measurement provided accurate estimates of total serum bilirubin (TSB) values and it can be used effectively to screen newborns for significant jaundice.1 I presume that such conclusion ought to be cautiously taken. Apart from 4 limitations a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Saudi Medical Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0379-5284,1658-3175
DOI: 10.15537/smj.2016.2.13419