Iranian Journal of Neonatology

Iranian Journal of Neonatology

Covered Skin Bilirubin Measurement during Phototherapy, in Comparison with Total Serum Bilirubin in Full Term Neonates

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mohamed Ashraf Eldondity 1
Reda Sanad Arafa 2
Seham Gouda Ameen 3
Neveen Tawfeek Abed 2
1 Pediatric Department, Benha Teaching Hospital, Egypt
2 Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt
3 Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt
10.22038/ijn.2021.52933.1961
Abstract
Background: Jaundice is a prevalent problem among neonates. Patients undergoing phototherapy need a close follow-up of their serum bilirubin levels to determine the treatment response. To make a comparison between transcutaneous bilirubin measurements (TcB) from covered skin areas during phototherapy and total serum bilirubin (TSB) levels.
Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted on 30 full-term neonates with indirect hyperbilirubinemia requiring phototherapy.  Some parts of the skin (forehead and sternum) were covered in each neonate using the BiliEclipsephoto opaque patch and this covered site was used to measure TcB during phototherapy and compare it with TSB. Both TSB and TcB estimation were performed on icteric newborns before, as well as 24 and 48 h of exposure to phototherapy.
Results: As demonstrated by the obtained results, TSB was not significantly different from TcB measured at forehead and sternum before phototherapy. Moreover, no significant difference was detected between TSB and TcB from the covered forehead and sternum in 24 and 48 h of phototherapy initiation. There was a highly significant positive correlation between TSB and covered forehead/sternum TcB during phototherapy. There was no significant difference in both covered forehead and sternum TcB according to different used TcB devices.
Conclusion: Measurement of TcB from the covered area of the skin during phototherapy using transcutaneous bilirubin meters is a reliable method to assess TSB in full-term neonates and could lead to a reduction in blood sampling and its complications.
 
 
Keywords
Hyperbilirubinemia
Phototherapy
Transcutaneous bilirubin meter
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Iranian Journal of Neonatology
Volume 12, Issue 4
Autumn 2021
Pages 48-53