title: Transcutaneous bilirubinometry: 22 months experience at Waikato Women's Hospital.
abstract: Twenty-two months experience with a transcutaneous bilirubinometer (TCB) at Waikato Hospital is reported. During this period 2787 paired TCB and serum bilirubin samples were collected. Correlation coefficients for TCB (forehead and sternum) versus serum bilirubin in both Maori and caucasian infants ranged from 0.57 to 0.67.
authors.affiliation: Waikato Women's Hospital, Hamilton.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bourchier
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Cull
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Oettli
mesh_terms: D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood*; D005006:Ethnicity; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009520:New Zealand / Q000208:ethnology; D012867:Skin; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D001663:Bilirubin