Comparison of Capillary and Venous Bilirubin Values in Neonatal Jaundice
Journal of the Korean Society of Neonatology
;
: 85-89, 1999.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-125232
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Bilirubin values may vary depending on the site of sampling. The purpose of this study is to compare simultaneously obtained capillary and venous serum bilirubin to assess neonatal jaundice.METHODS:
The subjects for the study included 135 healthy inborn as well as outborn full-term infants admitted to Dong-Eui Medical Center for evaluation of jaundice from May 1997 to February 1999. A paired capillary and venous sample was simultaneously drawn from each neonate, and their serum bilirubins were measured by direct spectrophotometric method.RESULTS:
A high correlation between capillary and venous serum bilirubin(correlation coefficient(r) =0.949, P0.05), however, the mean venous bilirubin was significantly higher than the mean capillary bilirubin(mean difference;0.65+/-1.04 mg/dL, P0.05).CONCLUSION:
There was a trend toward venous bilirubin being higher than capillary bilirubin at higher serum bilirubin levels. However, further studies are needed to ascer-tain the relationship between the site of the sampling and methodology in measurement of bilirubin.
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Main subject:
Bilirubin
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Capillaries
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Jaundice
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Jaundice, Neonatal
Limits:
Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Neonatology
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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