Comparison of Two Transcutaneous Bilirubinometers in Term and Near-Term Neonates

Abstract

Jaundice Detector JH20-1C showed the good performances of intradevice and interdevice imprecision in comparison with Minolta/Hill-Rom Air-Shields Transcutaneous Jaundice Meter model JM-103. Jaundice Detector JH20-1C may be suitable for screening term or near-term newborn infants for jaundice in the well-baby nursery or maternity ward.

Letter to “Comparison of Transcutaneous Bilirubin Measurement with Total Serum Bilirubin Levels in Term Neonates with Hyperbilirubinemia: A Descriptive-Analytical Study”

“…Second, the authors mentioned that TCB readings were done using the BiliChek device (APEL, Japan) three times in the middle of the neonate's forehead (1). It is explicit that there are many different TCB meters in clinical settings to estimate TCB and different agreements of TCB measurement with each other and TSB have been noticed (2,3). Third, Iran is a multi-ethnic nation with various ethnic groups including Persians, Lurs, Kurds, Arabs, Baluchs, Turkmens, and Turkic tribes.…”