Comparison Study between Serum and Transcutaneous Bilirubin Measurement with Special Reference to Gestational Age

Journal Title: UNKNOWN - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 1

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"ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE : To compare blirubin level of transcutaneous bilirubinometer with serum blirubin in term and pre-term newborn. METHODS : This prospective analytic study were carried out at NICU of tertiary care center from May to September 2014, which include total 410 neonates (250 term & 180 preterm neonates) during the study period. Simultaneous plasma and transcutaneous (sternal regions) bilirubin assay were performed in term and pre-term newborns. Neonates were divided in 3 groups according to their gestational age, group-1 (28wk-33 wk), group-2(34wk-37wk) and group-3 (38wk -41wk). RESULTS : There were strong correlation between plasma and mean transcutaneous blirubin assay measured in sternal region in group-3 newborn (CV=0.49 ,r=0.8599,p0.001) and group-2 (CV=0.18,r=0.4521,p>0.001) suggestive of wide variation in transcutaneous blirubin value & serum blirubin value. CONCLUSION :In pre-term newborn transcutaneous bilirubinometry is less accurate than in term newborns,as results are affected by the immature skin and by a different albumin-to-bilirubin binding "

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(2015). Comparison Study between Serum and Transcutaneous Bilirubin Measurement with Special Reference to Gestational Age. UNKNOWN, 4(1), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-341650