Transcutaneous bilirubin estimation in extremely low birth weight infants receiving phototherapy: a prospective observational study

Abstract Background Measurement of transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) is a quick, reliable and painless method to guide management of hyperbilirubinemia. Studies in term and late preterm infants have found that TcB measurements from covered areas (TcB-C) during phototherapy (PHT) co-relate well with ser...

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Published in:BMC Pediatrics
Main Authors: Vidit Bhargava, Daniel Tawfik, Bruce Niebuhr, Sunil K. Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Subjects:
Hyperbilirubinemia
ELBW
Kernicterus
Transcutaneous bilirubinometry
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-018-1207-7

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