Evaluation of the correlation between transcutaneous measurement andconcentration ofbilirubin inthe blood serum ofa newborn

Aim: Due to the potential toxicity of high concentrations of bilirubin, newborns are monitored in terms of the potential emergence of a group at risk of the development of severe hyperbilirubinaemia and, rarely, encephalopathy and kernicterus. The transcutaneous measurement of bilirubin, as a non-...

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Main Authors: Małgorzata Morawiecka-Pietrzak, Hanna Morawska, Janusz Bursa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Communications Sp. z o.o. 2016-09-01
Series:Pediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna
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Online Access:http://www.pimr.pl/index.php/issues/2016-vol-12-no-3/evaluation-of-the-correlation-between-transcutaneous-measurement-and-concentration-of-bilirubin-in-the-blood-serum-of-a-newborn?aid=978