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Neonatal jaundice
Bibliographic details Study type & Patient characteristics Test, Reference Standard, Results Reviewers Comments
Evidence level Threshold for a positive test
Babies with TSB < 205 micromol/litre
MD = 35.7 micromol/litre (95% CI 25.5 to
45.9 micromol/litre)
SD = 129.2 micromol/litre
Based on pigmentation
Light: MD = 18.4 micromol/litre,
SD = 91.8 micromol/litre
Medium: MD = 13.6 micromol/litre,
SD = 132.6 micromol/litre
Dark: MD = -3.4 micromol/litre,
SD = 197.2 micromol/litre
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