Transcutaneous bilirubinometry versus total serum bilirubin measurement for newborns
Date
2017
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
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Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. on behalf of The Cochrane Collaboration
Abstract
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Diagnostic test accuracy). The objectives are as follows:
- To determine the diagnostic accuracy of TcB as:
i) a diagnostic test for hyperbilirubinaemia in newborns suspected to have hyperbilirubinaemia on visual inspection;
ii) a diagnostic test for monitoring bilirubin levels in newborns receiving treatment (e.g. phototherapy) for hyperbilirubinaemia.
- To determine whether the gestational age, postnatal age, body weight, race and site of TcB measurement have any influence on the accuracy of TcB measurement for hyperbilirubinaemia in newborns.
Description
CITATION: Okwundu, C. I., et al. 2017. Transcutaneous bilirubinometry versus total serum bilirubin measurement for newborns. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 5:1-12, Art. CD012660, doi:10.1002/14651858.CD012660.
The original publication is available at https://www.cochranelibrary.com
The original publication is available at https://www.cochranelibrary.com
Keywords
Bilirubin -- Testing, Jaundice, Neonatal -- Testing, Newborn infants
Citation
Okwundu, C. I., et al. 2017. Transcutaneous bilirubinometry versus total serum bilirubin measurement for newborns. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 5:1-12, Art. CD012660, doi:10.1002/14651858.CD012660