The forehead is a better site than the sternum to check transcutaneous bilirubin during phototherapy in sick infants

• Main Authors: Jaesung Jeon (Author), Gina Lim (Author), Ki Won Oh (Author), Na Mi Lee (Author), Hye Won Park (Author), Mi Lim Chung (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background To confirm the accuracy of transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) in the neonatal intensive care unit both with and without phototherapy, and compare forehead and sternum as the TcB assessment site. Methods We simultaneously assessed the total serum bilirubin (TSB) and TcB at the forehea...