Transcutaneous Bilirubin Measurements Can Be Used to Measure Bilirubin Levels during Phototherapy

Table 1

Total serum and transcutaneous bilirubin levels before and during phototherapy in umol/l.

Bilirubin	Mean ± SD	Range
TSB before phototherapy	183.8 ± 41.6	152–314.5
TcB before phototherapy	190.5 ± 43	147–296
Mean	187 ± 32	175–300
Difference		−5.2–51
TSB during phototherapy	191.8 ± 39.4	177–278.8
TcB during phototherapy	187.8 ± 45.3	160–311.1
Mean	186.9 ± 44.9	170–287.3
Difference		−86.7–85

value = 0.2.