Clinical implication of the difference between transcutaneous bilirubinometry and total serum bilirubin for the classification of newborns at risk of hyperbilirubinemia

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 176-179

  Rodríguez Capote, Karina ^a   Kim, Keith ^a   Paes, Bosco ^b   Turner, Debbie ^c   Grey, Vijaylaxmi ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Hamilton Health Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bilirubin; Jaundice; Kernicterus; Laboratory bilirubin determination; Newborn; Transcutaneous bilirubin

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBINOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NOMOGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

BILIRUBIN; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; NEONATAL SCREENING; RISK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 58349112295     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2008.09.108     Document Type: Article

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