Transcutaneous bilirubin in newborns before, during, and after home phototherapy-Results from a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: Home phototherapy is recommended as an alternative to hospital-based therapy for neonatal jaundice in otherwise healthy full-term infants. With a reliable device for transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) measurement, bilirubin values could be monitored at home during treatment. This study aimed to examine the accuracy of TcB measurement of bilirubin levels before, during, and after home phototherapy. Patients requiring phototherapy were assigned to home (intervention) or hospital-based phototherapy (control). Transcutaneous bilirubin measurement was made at the sternum (uncovered skin) and at sacrum (covered by the diaper during treatment). Simultaneously, total serum bilirubin (TSB) level was collected through a blood sample. The agreement between TcB and TSB before, during, and after photothera

SUBMITTER: Erlandsson Speychal F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11936187 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature