Concurrent measurement of total transcutaneous bilirubin over forehead and sternum as predictive model for total serum bilirubin in prem ature and term newborns

Background. Detection of hyperbilirubinemia in newborn has become a challenge for health care systems. The aim of the study was to prove the usefulness of concurrent total transcutaneous bilirubin measurement over forehead (TTBf) and total transcutaneous bilirubin over sternum (TTBs) as predictive m...

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Main Authors: Martínez Mercado María Esther, Torres Bernal Luis Fernando, Góngora Ortega Javier
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pediatría 2014-07-01
Series:Acta Pediátrica de México
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Online Access:http://ojs.actapediatrica.org.mx/index.php/APM/article/view/685