| Transcutaneous bilirubin--comparing the accuracy of BiliChek® and JM 103® in a regional postnatal unit. | |
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PMID: 20482289 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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OBJECTIVE: Transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) has the potential to reduce serum bilirubin sampling. During a recent survey on the use of TcB in postnatal units in the Republic of Ireland, we identified that only 58% of the 19 units were using TcB and that only two devices were in use, the BiliChek® and JM 103®. We aimed to evaluate and compare these two devices in a regional postnatal unit. METHODS: To evaluate and compare the accuracy of the BiliChek® and JM 103®, we studied simultaneous TcB and total serum bilirubin (TSB) measurements from a population of jaundiced term and near term infants. We evaluated each device with regard to correlation with TSB and potential to safely reduce serum bilirubin testing. RESULTS: Both TcB devices strongly correlated with TSB (r = 0.88 for BiliChek® and r = 0.70 for JM 103®. The BiliChek® and JM 103® were accurate up to cut-off values of 200 μmol/L and 180 μmol/L, respectively. Using Bhutani's nomogram, 100% sensitivity was achieved using the 75th percentile for BiliChek® and the 40th percentile for JM 103®. CONCLUSION: Both TcB devices correlated closely with moderately increased TSB levels and are suitable screening tools to identify jaundiced infants that require a serum bilirubin, with upper limit cut-off values. Both devices reduced the need for TSB levels. We found the BiliChek® slightly more accurate than the JM 103® for our study population. TcB however, is not in widespread use. |
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Yvonne M Qualter; Nicholas M Allen; John D Corcoran; Donough J O'Donovan |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-05-19 |
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Title: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians Volume: 24 ISSN: 1476-4954 ISO Abbreviation: J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-01-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101136916 Medline TA: J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 267-70 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Midwifery, Galway University Hospital, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland. y139q@hotmail.com |
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