Health Condition 1: P84- Other problems with newborn
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Preterm infants more than 28 weeks of gestation and less than 35 weeks of gestation. And showing signs of clinical jaundice and/or elevated trans-cutaneous bilirubin (2 mg below phototherapy threshold and above) or elevated serum bilirubin ( at or above phototherapy threshold ) warranting phototherapy admitted in NICU, department of paediatrics, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • 35 weeks of gestation •Conditions that could interfere with TCB measurements such as Congenital malformations Hydrops fetalis Diffuse cutaneous conditions Purpura Neonates requiring exchange transfusion Critically ill preterms And age more than 21 days of life. •Bilirubin levels not warranting phototherapy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlation between transcutaneous bilirubin and total serum bilirubin levels in preterm infants before, during and/or after phototherapyTimepoint: From the time preterm with clinical jaundice, elevated serum or Trans-cutaneous bilirubin levels noted, warranting phototherapy till stopping phototherapy and rechecking for rebound bilirubin levels. Assessment done at the end of the study sample collection 1 year 7 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Corelation of TSB and TCB among different gestational ages and Corelation with the sites used for TCBTimepoint: From the time preterm with clinical jaundice, elevated serum or Trans-cutaneous bilirubin levels noted, warranting phototherapy till stopping phototherapy and rechecking for rebound bilirubin levels. Assessment done at the end of study sample collection 1 year 7 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDrAnand Kumar Patil
Kasturba Medical College, MAHE,Manipal
Outcome results
None listed