Discrepancies Between Transcutaneous and Serum Bilirubin Measurements

2015134 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

James A. Taylor · University of Washington

Anthony E. Burgos · Kaiser Permanente

Valerie J. Flaherman · University of California, San Francisco

Esther K. Chung · Jefferson College

Elizabeth A. Simpson · Children's Mercy Hospital

Neera K. Goyal · Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Isabelle Von Kohorn

Abstract

During routine clinical care, TcB measurement provided a reasonable estimate of TSB levels in healthy newborns. Discrepancies between TcB and TSB levels were increased in African-American newborns and varied based on brand of meter used.

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Neonatal Health and Biochemistry Methemoglobinemia and Tumor Lysis Syndrome Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide

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Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 135, Issue 2, pp. 224-231

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-1919

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 21.86

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