Meera N Sankar, Rangasamy Ramanathan, Priscilla Joe, Anup C Katheria, Maria Fe B Villosis, Maria Cortes, Dilip R Bhatt, Huy Truong, Virna Paje, Rosemarie C Tan, Vasudha Arora, Marielle Nguyen, Manoj Biniwale
OBJECTIVE: The primary objective of this study was to determine the relationship between transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) levels and total serum bilirubin (TSB) levels in extremely preterm infants. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a prospective multicenter study of extremely preterm infants less than 30 weeks gestation in California. Difference between paired TcB and TSB values were compared based on gestational age, birth weight, maternal race/ethnicity, chronological age as well as during and after phototherapy...
August 5, 2022: Journal of Perinatology: Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association