Reply to the correspondence letter: “Transcutaneous bilirubinometry: comparison of two devices in healthy term newborns”
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Diagnostic Usefulness of Transcutaneous Bilirubinometry in Very Preterm Newborns
BACKGROUND This study was performed to find out whether transcutaneous bilirubinometry could be a valid screening method for hyperbilirubinemia in preterm infants, especially for those who needed mechanical ventilation. METHODS We evaluated 63 preterm Iranian newborns who were managed in the neonatal intensive care unit of Shahidbeheshti University Hospital, Isfahan, Iran from April 2009 to A...
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Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is a frequently encountered problem in the neonatal period and carries a potential risk of encephalopathy. Early detection and quantification is important, and transcutaneous bilirubinometry (TcB) has been recommended as a non-invasive method for rapid screening. We prospectively compared the efficacy of TcB in 65 normal Pakistani jaundiced newborns undergoing simult...
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15 صفحه اولTranscutaneous 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: European Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0340-6199,1432-1076
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-011-1511-9