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- Title
Transcutaneous Bilirubin Measurement Correlation with Total Serum Bilirubin in Healthy Newborns.
- Authors
Shihadeh, Manal D.; Kheyami, Deena; Mona Al Jufairi; Jaradat, Ahmed A.; Eman M Al Ansari
- Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the relation between the transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) measurement and the total serum bilirubin (TSB) measurement in the newborns in Bahrain. Setting: Salmaniya Medical Complex and Jidhafs Maternity Hospital, Bahrain. Design: A Prospective Study. Method: Newborns from May to September 2015 were included in the study. Serial transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) measurements were obtained utilizing the Dräger Jaundice Meter JM-103. Simultaneously, TSB measurements were performed for comparison. Result: Eighty-eight newborns were included. One hundred twenty-eight transcutaneous bilirubin TcB measurements were paired with TSB measurement. The mean ± SD of (TcB-TSB) difference for the 128 paired measurements was 1.09 ± 2.16 mg/dL, with differences ranging from 6.18 mg/ dL to 7.00 mg/dL. The correlation between the paired measurements was 0.75 (P-value < 0.0005). Conclusion: TcB measurement is a viable tool for bilirubin screening in newborns.
- Subjects
TRANSCUTANEOUS electrical nerve stimulation; BILIRUBIN; NEWBORN infants
- Publication
Bahrain Medical Bulletin, 2016, Vol 38, Issue 4, p208
- ISSN
1012-8298
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12816/0047507