Early human development
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Early human development · Aug 2009
Skin bilirubin measurement during phototherapy in preterm and term newborn infants.
The few existing studies evaluating the reliability of transcutaneous bilirubin monitoring during phototherapy gave controversial results. ⋯ BiliCheck can be safely used for the evaluation of bilirubin levels in newborn infants under phototherapy. Its reliability on patched skin of the forehead is high enough to consistently reduce blood draws and to ascertain when to discontinue phototherapy. Because of the individual variance, any clinical decision has to be taken on the basis of the transcutaneous bilirubin trend more than on a single value.