Clinical evaluation of the installation conditions and accuracy of wearable neonatal jaundice meter.

ABSTRACT: Neonatal jaundice is a physiological phenomenon that occurs in newborns. However, because excess bilirubin can cause cytotoxicity, abnormal hyperbilirubinemia can lead to bilirubin encephalopathy. In the evaluation of neonatal jaundice, serum bilirubin concentrations are indirectly assessed via a transcutaneous bilirubinometer. However, commercially available transcutaneous bilirubinometers are expensive, especially in developing countries. Therefore, many newborns still suffer from bilirubin encephalopathy worldwide. We previously developed a prototype wearable jaundice meter. In this study, we aimed to investigate further improvements in this device and evaluate its measurement accuracy at different measurement sites and at different pressures. The bilirubin values of forty-eight newborn

SUBMITTER: Uozumi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12000441 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature