• Indian pediatrics · May 1991

    Comparative Study

    Icterometer: a useful screening tool for neonatal jaundice.

    • P C Gupta, S Kumari, D N Mullick, and U B Lal.
    • Department of Pediatrics, Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, New Delhi.
    • Indian Pediatr. 1991 May 1;28(5):473-6.

    AbstractOne hundred and sixty one jaundiced newborns were investigated for the usefulness of perspex icterometer as a screening tool for neonatal jaundice. Along with serum bilirubin estimation, icterometer score was simultaneously obtained in all the cases. The correlation between serum bilirubin and icterometer score was high (r = 0.99). The icterometer was useful in various subgroups. A high sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value was seen in all the groups. A possible role of icterometer in India for screening newborns with jaundice at peripheral level is highlighted.

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