Transcutaneous bilirubinometry during and after phototherapy in preterm infants: a prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the accuracy of transcutaneous bilirubinometry (TCB) measurements during and after phototherapy (PT) in preterm infants.

Design

Prospective observational cohort study.

Setting

Level III neonatal centre.

Patients

Preterm infants (from 23+0 to 36+6 weeks of gestation) born between June 2017 and May 2018 requiring PT.

Interventions

TCB was measured from an exposed area of the skin (the sternum; TCBU) and the covered area of the skin under the nappy (the bony part of the upper outer quadrant of the buttock; TCBC) within an hour of obtaining total serum bilirubin (TSB).

Main outcome measures

Correlation and agreement between TCB (TCBU and TCBC) and TSB during and after PT.

Results

We have enrolled 196 preterm infants. There

SUBMITTER: Raba AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7368502 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature