Uso de la tarjeta colorimétrica visual para la detección oportuna de atresia de vías biliares

Abstract

This study did not show changes in time for the timely detection of BVA by using VVC. Therefore, it is necessary to reinforce the program in the three levels of care in our country.

A mobile application for biliary atresia screening

“…Patients were recruited from January 2010 to June 2015. In this study, it was concluded that the intervention did not decrease the age of referral, the age at diagnosis, or the age at surgery in patients with biliary atresia 1 .…”

“…In other countries, such as Taiwan and Japan, this screening program has been successfully implemented. This result relies on several factors, such as the adequate training of the parents on the use and identification of feces by the visual colorimetric card, available telephone communication 24 hours a day in cases of suspicion, close monitoring of each case until the establishment of a definitive diagnosis, and the wide coverage of the visual colorimetric card among the population 1,2 .…”

“…An option to encounter this difficulty is the use of a cell phone medical application for the detection of acholic feces, such as PoopMD or Baby Poop, which work through the smartphone camera and use software to perform a color recognition analysis, with reports of 100% sensitivity and 89% specificity 4,5 . These medical applications offer certain advantages over traditional visual colorimetric cards, such as the option of receiving weekly reminders during the critical period of the first 90 days of life, as well as the option of automatically notifying the primary care physician by email or directly in case of detecting an acholic evacuation, which could shorten the time of referral, diagnosis and surgical treatment in these patients 1,4 .…”