K L Fine1, W A Carey1, J A W Schuster1, S C Bryant2, W J Cook1, B S Karon3. 1. Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. 2. Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Science Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. 3. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to determine the impact of postnatal age on the bias between transcutaneous (TcB) and total serum bilirubin (TSB), and evaluate a TcB screening protocol. STUDY DESIGN: Preterm and term infants had paired TcB and TSB performed on days 1 to 3 of life; a subset of preterm infants had measurements on days 4 to 7. Sensitivity and specificity of TcB (plotted on an age-specific TSB nomogram) for prediction of high-intermediate (HIR) or high-risk TSB were calculated. RESULTS: Median TcB bias was 2.6 and 2.5 mg dl-1 for term and preterm infants in the first 3 days of life, respectively. However, median bias was 2.2 mg dl-1 for preterm infants at 4 to 7 days of life. TcB in preterm infants predicted HIR or high-risk TSB with 94% sensitivity and 56% specificity. CONCLUSION: TcB screening protocols developed for term infants can be used for late preterm infants in the first 3 days of life.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to determine the impact of postnatal age on the bias between transcutaneous (TcB) and total serum bilirubin (TSB), and evaluate a TcB screening protocol. STUDY DESIGN: Preterm and term infants had paired TcB and TSB performed on days 1 to 3 of life; a subset of preterm infants had measurements on days 4 to 7. Sensitivity and specificity of TcB (plotted on an age-specific TSB nomogram) for prediction of high-intermediate (HIR) or high-risk TSB were calculated. RESULTS: Median TcB bias was 2.6 and 2.5 mg dl-1 for term and preterm infants in the first 3 days of life, respectively. However, median bias was 2.2 mg dl-1 for preterm infants at 4 to 7 days of life. TcB in preterm infants predicted HIR or high-risk TSB with 94% sensitivity and 56% specificity. CONCLUSION:TcB screening protocols developed for term infants can be used for late preterm infants in the first 3 days of life.
Authors: M Jeffrey Maisels; Vinod K Bhutani; Debra Bogen; Thomas B Newman; Ann R Stark; Jon F Watchko Journal: Pediatrics Date: 2009-09-28 Impact factor: 7.124
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