Transcutaneous bilirubinometry
Kramer’s scale or transcutaneous bilirubinometry: the ideal choice of a pediatrician? can we trust our eyes?
... Conclusion: Transcutaneous bilirubinometry is a better and more ideal choice to replace serum bilirubin levels. In settings where TcB is not feasible, it’s always best to screen for jaundice using Kramer’s ...
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Transcutaneous Bilirubinometry Decreases the Need for Serum Bilirubin Measurements and Saves Money
... We first established the relationship between serum bilirubin levels and the transcutaneous bilirubinometry (TcB) index in 356 white newborn infants born at 36 weeks’ gestation or later. All serum bilirubin ...
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Transcutaneous Bilirubinometry: Preliminary Studies of Noninvasive Transcutaneous Bilirubin Meter in the Okayama National Hospital
... In testing the transcutaneous biirubin meter for technique dependence, four neonatal patients, each with different, previously established levels of total serum biirubin concentration, ([r] ...
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Impact of a Transcutaneous Bilirubinometry Program on Resource Utilization and Severe Hyperbilirubinemia
... CONCLUSIONS: Integration of routine hospital and community TcB screening within a comprehensive public health nurse newborn follow-up program is associated with signi fi cant improvements[r] ...
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Transcutaneous Bilirubinometry: A Comparison of Old and New Methods
... This cutpoint was determined by evaluating the data in accordance with guidelines given in the jaundice meter opera- tor’s manual.5 This same cutpoint is also obtained by calculating tha[r] ...
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Transcutaneous Bilirubinometry in Jaundiced Neonates: A Randomized Controlled Trial
... This study aims to quantify the reduction in blood draws as a result of implementing a TcB in hospitalized jaundiced neonates from 32 weeks of gestational age, compared with visual [r] ...
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Transcutaneous Billirubinometry: A Useful Screening Tool for Neonatal Jaundice in Term and Near Term Babies - A Hospital Based Study
... Background: Hyperbilirubinemia is a common problem in newborn. Most of the cases are benign but severe hyperbilirubinemia can lead to kernicterus and brain damage which is preventable. The gold standard to asses neonatal ...
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Limitations and Opportunities of Transcutaneous Bilirubin Measurements
... why transcutaneous bilirubinometry has not yet replaced invasive blood sampling, and that it is primarily used as a screening method for ...cutaneous bilirubinometry can be in- creased considerably, ...
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Transcutaneous Bilirubin After Phototherapy in Term and Preterm Infants
... Transcutaneous bilirubinometry was performed by trained nurses in ambient daylight by using the JM-103 trans- cutaneous bilirubinometer (Drägerwerk, Lübeck, Germany), alongside serum- based measurements ...
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Transcutaneous bilirubin estimation in extremely low birth weight infants receiving phototherapy: a prospective observational study
... Transcutaneous bilirubinometry is a quick, painless and reliable alternative to serum bilirubin measurements in the management of hyperbilirubinemia ...
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Comparative study between serum and transcutaneous bilirubin measurements in new-borns
... shows that there is the strong correlation between readings of TSB and TCB. The coefficient of correlation (r) of TSB/TCB for two readings taken after phototherapy are 0.69, 0.78 (p <0.01) while coefficient of ...
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Analgesic efficacy of cerebral and peripheral electrical stimulation in chronic nonspecific low back pain: a randomized, double blind, factorial clinical trial
... Background: Chronic non-specific low back pain is a major socioeconomic public health issue worldwide and, despite the volume of research in the area, it is still a difficult-to-treat condition. The conservative ...
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Transcutaneous Bilirubin Nomogram for Prediction of Significant Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
... OBJECTIVE: The goal was to develop a predictive nomogram, based on transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) measurements, for assessment of the risk of significant hyperbilirubinemia in healthy ter[r] ...
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Comparison of the Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Low-Level Laser Therapy on Drug-Resistant Temporomandibular Disorders
... Statement of the Problem: Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is a clinical term used for clinical signs and symptoms that affect the temporomandibular joints, masti- catory muscles, and associated structures. Surgical and ...
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Efficiency of tens in controlling pain during separation using two different orthodontic separators
... of orthodontic treatment and is of major concern to patients as well as clinicians. Pain control during orthodontics is therefore an important aspect of patient compliance. The present study was carried out to assess the ...
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Transcutaneous Oxygen Tension Measurements in Newborn Infants
... (3) It takes some time for any arterial oxygen to diffuse through the cutaneous membrane to the electrode. The time factors for the Po2 and tc Po2 curves therefore differ. The response t[r] ...
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Transcutaneous Oxygen Monitoring During Neonatal Transport
... Ground transportation of infants utilizing transcu- taneous Po2 (tcPo2) monitoring was selected when a referring pediatrician requested the transport of an infant who: (1) had respirator[r] ...
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“COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION [TENS] AND PENDULAR EXERCISES V/S ULTRA SOUND AND RHYTHMIC STABILIZATION IN CLINICALLY DIAGNOSED FROZEN SHOULDER [ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS] USING SPADI SCALE.”A RANDOM STUDY
... Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a non-invasive technique in which a low-voltage electrical current is delivered through wires from a small power unit to electrodes located on the skin. TENS ...
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Effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on proinflammatory cytokines: protocol for systematic review
... 28. Gopalkrishnan P, Sluka KA. Effect of varying frequency, intensity, and pulse duration of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on primary hyperalgesia in inflamed rats. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. ...
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Transcutaneous Bilirubin Measurement: Does It Work in the Real World?
... In their study of the routine use of transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) measurements in 27 well infant nurseries, Taylor et al 1 found that 2.2% of TcB measurements underestimated the clinical laboratory measurement ...
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