Can transcutaneous bilirubinometry reduce the need for blood tests in jaundiced full term babies?

Can transcutaneous bilirubinometry reduce the need for blood tests in jaundiced full term babies?

BACKGROUND Previous studies have suggested that transcutaneous bilirubinometry (TcB) may provide a useful method for screening for significant jaundice, thereby reducing unnecessary blood tests. These studies have not allowed an estimation of the magnitude of such a benefit. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the accuracy of TcB as a method of determining the need for serum bilirubin (SBR) measurements i...

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...

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...

Transcutaneous bilirubinometry in neonates.

PATTERN OF PHYSIOLOGIC JAUNDICE AND INCIDENCE OF \"EXAGGERATED PHYSIOLOGIC\" HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA IN IRANIAN FULL-TERM INFANTS USING TRANSCUTANEOUS BILIRUBINOMETRY

Normal full-term infants were followed by serial transcutaneous bilirubinometry over the first week of life. The pattern of physiologic jaundice in our population was similar to that shown for white infants. Mean maximum bilirubin peak was seen on day four of life and was also similar to that shown for American white infants. The incidence of non physiologic hyperbilirubinemia defined as 2...