Background: Neonatal jaundice is a common condition in approximately 60% of term newborns during the first week after birth. Therefore, it is necessary to detect methods for the prevention of this problem.This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of massage therapy on transcutaneous bilirubin level in healthy term newborns. Methods: The present study was conducted on102 healthy term newbo...

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that a “screening” total serum bilirubin (TSB) or transcutaneous (TcB) measurement should be obtained prior to discharge in infants ≥35 weeks' gestation and used with an assessment clinical risk factors predict which are at develop severe hyperbilirubinemia (Pediatrics 2004;129:1193-8) (J Perinatol 2009;29:612-7). TcB TSB values plotted on hour spec...

Transcutaneous measurement of bilirubin is being used for neonatal jaundice. Its utility during phototherapy in preterm babies not established. The objective our study was to assess the efficacy transcutaneous (TcB) comparison total serum newborns at admission and covered skin area (glabella). It a prospective observational conducted intensive care unit tertiary hospital from January 2017 2019....

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...

Neonatal jaundice occurs in nearly 70% of term and 80% of preterm babies. Management of jaundiced neonates often requires measurement of total serum bilirubin (TSB). Total serum bilirubin (TSB) is commonly determined by spectro-photometric methods by analyzing plasma or serum sample. Such techniques require drawing of blood causing pain and trauma to the neonate. In addition, there is a wide ra...

ABBREVIATIONS HR: high risk NPV: negative predictive value TcB: transcutaneous bilirubin TSB: total serum bilirubin www.hospitalpediatrics.org doi:10.1542/hpeds.2012-0012 Address correspondence to Gary A. Emmett, MD, Department of Pediatrics, 833 Chestnut St, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107. E-mail: [email protected] HOSPITAL PEDIATRICS (ISSN Numbers: Print, 2154 1663; Online, 2154 1671). C...