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Appendix J: Excluded studies

What is the best method of recognising hyperbilirubinaemia?
When should a baby with hyperbilirubinaemia be referred for further testing or formal assessment?
How useful are the following tests in predicting neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia?

Reference Reason for exclusion
Akman I, Arikan C, Bilgen H et al. Transcutaneous measurement of bilirubin by icterometer during phototherapy on a bilibed. Transcutaneous measurement undergoing
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2002; 32:(2)165–8. phototherapy
Amato M, Huppi P, and Markus D. Assessment of neonatal jaundice in low birth weight infants comparing transcutaneous, Poor quality study – EL 3
capillary and arterial bilirubin levels. European Journal of Pediatrics 1990; 150:(1)59–61.
Awasthi S and Rehman H. Early prediction of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Indian Journal of Pediatrics 1998; 65:(1)131–9. Poor quality study – EL 3
Barko HA, Jackson GL, and Engle WD. Evaluation of a point-of-care direct spectrophotometric method for measurement of total Poor quality study – EL 3
serum bilirubin in term and near-term neonates. Journal of Perinatology 2006; 26:(2)100–5.
Bhardwaj HP, Narang A, and Bhakoo ON. Evaluation of Minolta jaundicemeter and icterometer for assessment of neonatal Poor quality study – EL 3
jaundice. Indian Pediatrics 1989; 26:(2)161–5.
Bhat V, Srinivasan S, Usha TS et al. Correlation of transcutaneous bilirubinometry with serum bilirubin in south Indian neonates. Reference tests was not a laboratory based test
Indian Journal of Medical Research 1987; 86:49–52.
Bhat YR and Rao A. Transcutaneous bilirubin in predicting hyperbilirubinemia in term neonates. Indian Journal of Pediatrics Poor quality study
2008; 75:(2)119–23.
Bjerre JV and Ebbesen F. [Incidence of kernicterus in newborn infants in Denmark]. Ugeskrift for Laeger 2006; 168:(7)686–91. Non-English language article
Bourchier D, Cull AB, and Oettli PE. Transcutaneous bilirubinometry: 22 months experience at Waikato women's Hospital. New Unclear of timing of tests
Zealand Medical Journal 1987; 100:(832)599–600.
Bredemeyer SL, Polverino JM, and Beeby PJ. Assessment of jaundice in the term infant - accuracy of transcutaneous Poor quality study – EL 3
bilirubinometers compared with serum bilirubin levels: part two. Neonatal, Paediatric and Child Health Nursing 2007; 10:(1)5–
10, 12.
Brouwers HA, Overbeeke MA, van E, I et al. What is the best predictor of the severity of ABO-haemolytic disease of the newborn? Study evaluating predictors of the severity of
Lancet 1988; 2:641–4. ABO-haemolytic disease of the newborn
Carapella E, Gloria-Bottini F, Tucciarone L et al. Annotations on the hyperbilirubinaemia of ABO incompatible infants. Not relevant to this guideline
Haematologia 1982; 15:(1)127–33.
Carceller-Blanchard A, Cousineau J, and Delvin EE. Point of care testing: transcutaneous bilirubinometry in neonates. Clinical Background information
Biochemistry 2009; 42:(3)143–9.
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination. The value of routine bilirubin screening to detect significant hyperbilirubinemia in Thai Synopsis
healthy term newborns (Brief record). NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHSEED) 2008;(2).
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination. Using Bilicheck for preterm neonates in a sub-intensive unit: diagnostic usefulness and Synopsis
suitability (Brief record). NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHSEED) 2008;(2).
Chuansumrit A, Siripoonya P, Nathalang O et al. The benefit of the direct antiglobulin test using gel technique in ABO hemolytic Comparison of two methods of DAT testing
disease of the newborn. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 1997; 28:(2)428–31.

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