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PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 59, Issue 10, Pages 1058-1063Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/ped.13364
Keywords
ear site; Japanese newborn; total serum bilirubin; transcutaneous bilirubin
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- JSPS KAKENHI [26461633, 15K19652]
- Practical Research Project for Intractable Diseases from Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, AMED
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BackgroundNon-invasive transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) monitoring has been widely used to screen for hyperbilirubinemia. TcB measured using the recently developed BiliCare system, however, has not been fully evaluated. MethodsOne hundred and seven TcB measurements were obtained from 82 Japanese newborns 35 weeks' gestational age within 2 weeks after birth. Measurements were taken at the scaphoid fossa, conchal cavity, and lobe of the ear using BiliCare. BiliCare TcB were compared with total serum bilirubin (TB) and TcB obtained using another bilirubinometer (JM-105). ResultsTranscutaneous bilirubin measured at all three sites significantly correlated with TB (r = 0.91, 0.93, and 0.93 at the scaphoid fossa, conchal cavity, and lobe, respectively). The mean differences were 0.1, -0.3, and 3.6 at the scaphoid fossa, conchal cavity, and lobe, respectively. BiliCare TcB at the scaphoid fossa significantly correlated with that using the JM-105 (r = 0.91). The mean difference was 0.0. BiliCare, however, produced a significantly higher and lower TcB than the JM-105 for TB <7 and 15 mg/dL, respectively. ConclusionsTranscutaneous bilirubin measurements taken at the scaphoid fossa or conchal cavity using BiliCare were more reliable than those at the earlobe. BiliCare TcB differed from those of the JM-105, for TB <7 or 15 mg/dL.
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