Clinical utility of hand held, non invasive transcutaneous bilirubinometer in neonatal jaundice: a prospective observational study

Bibhudatta Mishra; Bishwajit Mishra; Guruveera Jeyasingh Malini; Arjit Mohapatra; Prafulla Kumar Biswal; Shalini Sinha; Subodh Saha; Wrunda Sakhare; Sanjeevani Patel

doi:10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20214046

Authors

Bibhudatta Mishra Department of Paediatrics, Jagannath Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0842-8442
Bishwajit Mishra Department of Paediatrics, Hitech Medical College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1346-5598
Guruveera Jeyasingh Malini Department of Paediatrics, JLNHRC, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India
Arjit Mohapatra Department of Paediatrics, Jagannath Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3970-2742
Prafulla Kumar Biswal Department of Paediatrics, JLNHRC, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India
Shalini Sinha Department of Paediatrics, JLNHRC, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India
Subodh Saha Department of Paediatrics, JLNHRC, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India
Wrunda Sakhare Department of Paediatrics, JLNHRC, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India
Sanjeevani Patel Department of Paediatrics, JLNHRC, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20214046

Keywords:

Neonatal jaundice, Transcutaneous bilirubinometer, Serum bilirubin, Kernicterus

Abstract

Background: Neonatal Jaundice is the most common morbidity in the first week of life, occurring in 60% of term and 80% of preterm newborn. However, visual inspection, being subjective, usually inaccurate and unreliable and will result in a number of unnecessary blood sampling. Taking all these in to considerations, transcutaneous bilirubinometer (TCB) may provide a solution which is an objective, noninvasive, fast and painless method of bilirubin estimation.

Methods: Transcutaneous bilirubinometer levels were measured at forehead and sternum and blood samples for TSB were collected by venepuncture within 30 minutes and sent to biochemistry lab. After getting serum bilirubin reports, TCB and TSB values were compared by using Bhutani’s hour specific nomogram.

Results: The correlation between serum bilirubin and transcutaneous bilirubin measured at forehead and sternum is very good at serum bilirubin <15 mg/dl, r value (Karl Pearson’s Correlation co-efficient) is 0.93 and 0.94 respectively.

Conclusions: The findings of the present study indicate that the TCB is a reliable screening tool for hyperbilirubinemia in newborns >35 weeks of gestation, especially with bilirubin levels ≤15 mg/dl in 2-7 days of life. TCB can be a viable option for universal screening. Incorporating the use of TCB devices in clinical practice, can reduce the need for blood sampling for the management of neonatal jaundice.

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Bibhudatta Mishra, Department of Paediatrics, Jagannath Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

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