Quality improvement initiative using transcutaneous bilirubin nomogram to decrease serum bilirubin sampling in low-risk babies

• Main Authors: Muhammad Hussain Shah (Author), Shabina Ariff (Author), Syed Rehan Ali (Author), Rayaan Asad Chaudhry (Author), Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir (Author), Fatima Qaiser (Author), Simon Demas (Author), Ali Shabbir Hussain (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Screening for neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia in the postnatal ward has traditionally been performed using serum bilirubin sampling, but this has significant drawbacks such as risk of infection and slower reporting time.Objective We aimed to assess the impact of introducing transcutaneous bi...