Evaluation of a new transcutaneous bilirubinometer in newborn infants

To avoid brain damage in newborn infants, effective tools for prevention of excessive neonatal hyperbilirubinemia are needed. The objective of this study was to evaluate a new transcutaneous bilirubinometer (JAISY). For this purpose, 930 bilirubin measurements were performed in 141 newborn infants b...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2022-04, Vol.12 (1), p.5835-5835, Article 5835
Main Authors: Norman, Mikael, Aytug, Hüseyin, Celebi, Hasan Basri
Format: Article
Language:English
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Age
Bilirubin
Brain injury
Chest
Child
Child, Preschool
Coefficient of variation
Gestational Age
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Hyperbilirubinemia
Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal - diagnosis
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infants
Jaundice, Neonatal - diagnosis
Male
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
multidisciplinary
Neonatal Screening
Neonates
Newborn babies
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Skin Pigmentation
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Summary:To avoid brain damage in newborn infants, effective tools for prevention of excessive neonatal hyperbilirubinemia are needed. The objective of this study was to evaluate a new transcutaneous bilirubinometer (JAISY). For this purpose, 930 bilirubin measurements were performed in 141 newborn infants born near-term or at term (gestational age 35–41 weeks; postnatal age 1–6 days; 71 boys; including 29 infants with darker skin) and compared to those of a previously validated instrument (JM105). In each infant, the mean of three repeated measurements in the forehead was calculated for each instrument, followed by a similar measurement on the chest. The bilirubin values varied between 0 and 320 µmol/l (0–18.8 mg/dl). There was a high degree of agreement with significant correlations between bilirubin values measured with the two devices on the forehead (Pearson’s r = 0.94, p  
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-022-09788-4