TY - JOUR ID - 4352 TI - A Comparison between Transcutaneous Bilirubin (TcB) and Total Serum Bilirubin (TSB) Measurements in Term Neonates JO - International Journal of Pediatrics JA - IJP LA - en SN - 2345-5047 AU - Mansouri, Majid AU - Mahmoodnejad, Amir AU - Taghizadeh Sarvestani, Razieh AU - Gharibi, Fardin AD - Pediatric Department of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. AD - Ghods Hospital, Paveh, Iran. AD - Faculty of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Science, Sanandaj, Iran. AD - Health Management Deputy of Research, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 VL - 3 IS - 3.1 SP - 633 EP - 641 KW - bilirubin KW - Serum bilirubin KW - Transcutaneous bilirubin KW - Neonatal icter DO - 10.22038/ijp.2015.4352 N2 - Background: Transcutaneous bilirubinometry (TCB) is a simple method for estimating bilirubin levels in neonates. This method is noninvasive, quick, and painless. We aimed to compare serum and cutaneous bilirubin measurements in term neonates.Method: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 200 neonates with icter with birth weights of at least 2500 grams were studied. TCB was measured using a bilirubinometer three times on the forehead and mean levels were calculated. Then, during the subsequent 30 minutes blood samples were obtained and sent to the laboratory for determining the total serum bilirubin (TSB) levels. Findings: Of the 200 neonates, 124 (62%) were boys and 76 (38%) were girls, with an age range of 1-22 days. The mean±SD serum and cutaneous bilirubin levels were 18.75±5.38 and 17.85±4.46 mg/dl, respectively. A high correlation (r=0.89) was observed between TSB and TCB. The sensitivity and specificity of cutaneous bilirubin measurement were 95.1% and 68%, respectively.Conclusions: Because of its high sensitivity, TCB can be a suitable tool for predicting neonatal icter. However, it is not a suitable substitute for TSB measurement in neonates at a high risk of jaundice. UR - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_4352.html L1 - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_4352_7934a6e763dca8f8db896f1af64c2583.pdf ER -