The accuracy of transcutaneous bilirubin measurements in neonates: a correlation study.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2004
Abstract
A prospective observational study was conducted on 212 neonates born between 24 and 42 weeks of gestation who required blood sampling to determine total serum bilirubin (TSB) in the first week of life, prior to phototherapy. The transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) measurements were performed on the infant's forehead using BiliCheck within +/-30 min of a blood sample being drawn. There was significant (r = 0.78) correlation between bilirubin levels obtained transcutaneously and those measured in the infant's blood. The correlation was not affected by birth weight and was dependent on the bilirubin levels. The negative nonsignificant correlation appears when TSB levels are greater than 11 mg/dl. Thus, TcB measurements can accurately predict TSB values lower than 11 mg/dl in a multiracial preterm and term neonatal population.
Volume
85
Issue
1
First Page
21
Last Page
25
ISSN
0006-3126
Published In/Presented At
Nanjundaswamy S, Petrova A, Mehta R, Bernstein W, Hegyi T. The accuracy of transcutaneous bilirubin measurements in neonates: a correlation study. Biol Neonate. 2004;85(1):21-5. doi: 10.1159/000074953. Epub 2003 Nov 19. PMID: 14631162.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
14631162
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article