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Appendix J: Excluded studies

Reference Reason for exclusion
Janjindamai W and Tansantiwong T. Accuracy of transcutaneous bilirubinometer estimates using BiliCheck in Thai neonates. Poor quality study – EL 3
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 2005; 88:(2)187–90.
Kaplan M, Hammerman C, Feldman R et al. Predischarge bilirubin screening in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase- deficient Female subjects were included from a
neonates. Pediatrics 2000; 105:(3)533–7. retrospective studies
Kaplan M, Shchors I, Algur N et al. Visual screening versus transcutaneous bilirubinometry for predischarge jaundice assessment. Timing of tests not specified
Acta Paediatrica 2008; 97:(6)759–63.
Kazmierczak S, Bhutani V, Gourley G, Kerr S, Lo S, Robertson A, and Sena SF. Transcutaneous bilirubin testing. Laboratory Review of transcutaneous bilirubinometers
medicine practice guidelines: evidence-based practice for point-of-care testing. Washington DC: National Academy of Clinical
Biochemistry; 2006.
Keren, R.; Luan, X.; Tremont, K.; Cnaan, A. Visual Assessment of Jaundice in Term and Late Preterm Infants. Arch. Dis. Child. Test timing was 8 hours
Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2009,
Knudsen A and Ebbesen F. Transcutaneous bilirubinometry in neonatal intensive care units. Archives of Disease in Childhood Study not relevant – multiple regression used to
1996; 75:(1 SUPPL.)F53-F56. study different factors
Knudsen A. Predicting the need for phototherapy in healthy mature neonates using transcutaneous bilirubinometry on the first Poor quality study – EL 3
postnatal day. Biology of the Neonate 1995; 68:(6)398–403.
Knudsen A. Prediction of the development of neonatal jaundice by increased umbilical cord blood bilirubin. Acta Paediatrica Poor quality study – EL 3
Scandinavica 1989; 78:(2)217–21.
Knudsen A. The cephalocaudal progression of jaundice in newborns in relation to the transfer of bilirubin from plasma to skin. Deals with progression of bilirubin from plasma to
Early Human Development 1990; 22:(1)23–8. skin
Knupfer M, Pulzer F, Braun L et al. Transcutaneous bilirubinometry in preterm infants. Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Transcutaneous measurement in preterm babies
Paediatrics 2001; 90:(8)899–903.
Kolman KB, Mathieson KM, and Frias C. A comparison of transcutaneous and total serum bilirubin in newborn hispanic infants at Not all babies tested
35 or more weeks of gestation. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 2007; #20:(3)266–71.
Kumar A, Faridi MM, Singh N et al. Transcutaneous bilirubinometry in the management of bilirubinemia in term neonates. Indian Unclear of timing of tests
Journal of Medical Research 1994; 99:227–30.
Lim HH, Daniel LM, Lee J et al. Predicting significant hyperbilirubinaemia and early discharge for glucose-6-phosphate Coombs’ test only used if phototherapy was
dehydrogenase deficient newborns. Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore 2003; 32:(2)257–61. indicated
Linder N, Regev A, Gazit G et al. Noninvasive determination of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: standardization for variation in skin Timing of tests = 4 hours
color. American Journal of Perinatology 1994; 11:(3)223–5.
Mahajan G, Kaushal RK, Sankhyan N et al. Transcutaneous bilirubinometer in assessment of neonatal jaundice in northern India. Minolta JM-101 was used – not a transcutaneous
Indian Pediatrics 2005; 42:(1)41–5. bilirubinometer of interest
Maisels MJ and Kring E. Transcutaneous bilirubinometry decreases the need for serum bilirubin measurements and saves money. Health economic analysis of JM-102
Pediatrics 1997; 99:(4)599–601.
Mercier CE, Barry SE, Paul K et al. Improving newborn preventive services at the birth hospitalization: a collaborative, hospital- Quality improvement programme not relevant to
based quality-improvement project. Pediatrics 2007; 120:(3)481–8. this guideline
Namba F and Kitajima H. Utility of a new transcutaneous jaundice device with two optical paths in premature infants. Pediatrics Poor quality study
International 2007; 49:(4)497–501.

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