Icterometer: a useful screening tool for neonatal jaundice.
One hundred and sixty one jaundiced newborns were investigated for the usefulness of perspex icterometer as a screening tool for neonatal jaundice. Along with serum bilirubin estimation, icterometer score was simultaneously obtained in all the cases. The correlation between serum bilirubin and icterometer score was high (r = 0.99). The icterometer was useful in various subgroups. A high sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value was seen in all the groups. A possible role of icterometer in India for screening newborns with jaundice at peripheral level is highlighted.
Gupta
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Department of Pediatrics, Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, New Delhi.
Kumari
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Mullick
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Lal
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D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood*; D001724:Birth Weight; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000097:blood*; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000097:blood; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*
D001663:Bilirubin