Cost savings with transcutaneous screening versus total serum bilirubin measurement for newborn jaundice in hospital and community settings: a cost-minimization …

S McClean, K Baerg, J Smith-Fehr… - … Medical Association Open …, 2018 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Leading authorities in North America recommend universal screening via total
serum bilirubin (TSB) measurement or transcutaneous bilirubinometry (TcB) for kernicterus …

Universal bilirubin screening and health care utilization

EK Darling, T Ramsay, AE Sprague, MC Walker… - …, 2014 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of the implementation of universal bilirubin screening
on neonatal health care use in the context of a large jurisdiction with universal health …

Utility of decision rules for transcutaneous bilirubin measurements

JA Taylor, AE Burgos, V Flaherman, EK Chung… - …, 2016 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND: Transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) meters are widely used for screening
newborns for jaundice, with a total serum bilirubin (TSB) measurement indicated when the …

Implementation of a neonatal transcutaneous bilirubin screening programme in rural India

MC Morgan, GS Kumar, SV Kaiser… - Paediatrics and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Universal pre-discharge assessment of risk for neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia is
recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. A common algorithm is universal …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of transcutaneous bilirubin measurement in managing neonatal jaundice in postnatal ward of a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan

AS Hussain, MH Shah, M Lakhdir, S Ariff… - BMJ paediatrics …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction Neonatal jaundice is a common cause of concern in immediate newborn period
for parents as well as for the caregivers. Babies with visible jaundice are identified by the …

[HTML][HTML] Quality improvement initiative using transcutaneous bilirubin nomogram to decrease serum bilirubin sampling in low-risk babies

MH Shah, S Ariff, SR Ali, RA Chaudhry… - BMJ Paediatrics …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Screening for neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia in the postnatal ward has
traditionally been performed using serum bilirubin sampling, but this has significant …

The effect of instituting a prehospital-discharge newborn bilirubin screening program in an 18-hospital health system

LD Eggert, SE Wiedmeier, J Wilson… - Pediatrics, 2006 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE. Kernicterus is a rare but devastating condition. The prevention of bilirubin-
induced brain injury is based on the detection of infants at risk for developing severe …

Transcutaneous bilirubinometry reduces the need for blood sampling in neonates with visible jaundice

S Mishra, D Chawla, R Agarwal, AK Deorari… - Acta …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: We determined usefulness of transcutaneous bilirubinometry to decrease the
need for blood sampling to assay serum total bilirubin (STB) in the management of …

Accuracy and precision of transcutaneous bilirubinometry in postdischarge Asian neonates

R Kitsommart, P Pornladnun, C Chomchai… - European journal of …, 2013 - Springer
A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care center to determine the
accuracy of transcutaneous bilirubin measurements (TcB) measured by the Konica Minolta …

[HTML][HTML] Universal screening for hyperbilirubinemia in term healthy newborns at discharge: A systematic review and meta-analysis

F Khurshid, SPN Rao, C Sauve, S Gupta - Journal of Global Health, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background All term healthy neonates are screened for jaundice before hospital discharge
as a standard clinical practice, but methods vary from clinical screening (visual inspection …