Background: Transcutaneous bilirubin measurement (TcB) is widely used in term babies, but its effectiveness as well the suitable site for preterm babies still debated. Aim and Objective: To compare diagnostic accuracy of different transcutaneous sites with serum total neonate. Methods: This prospective comparative study was carried out special care baby unit at Alwahda teaching hospital-Derna-L...

Background: Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia leads to bilirubin neurotoxicity. Noninvasive transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) levels can be used as a screening tool for total serum bilirubin (TSB) levels. Objective: To evaluate the correlation of TcB for TSB levels before, during and after phototherapy and find the most reliable cutoff values of TcB levels with the highest sensitivity and specificity fo...

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...

Background: Neonatal jaundice is a very common condition. Serious unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia may result in neurological dysfunction as catastrophic kernicterus. Phototherapy the method of choice treatment hyperbilirubinemia. Aim and objectives: aim study was to assess accuracy transcutaneous bilirubin measurement during phototherapy by using skin patch comparing this with serum at same tim...