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Appendix J: Excluded studies

Reference Reason for exclusion
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newborns. Perinatology 2003; 5:(4)159–66.
Taha SA, Karrar ZA, and Dost SM. Transcutaneous bilirubin measurement in evaluating neonatal jaundice among Saudi Duplicate publication
newborns. Annals of Tropical Paediatrics 1984; 4:(4)229–31.
Tan KL and Dong F. Transcutaneous bilirubinometry during and after phototherapy. Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Use of transcutaneous bilirubinometer during and
Paediatrics 2003; 92:(3)327–31. after phototherapy
Tan KL, Chia HP, and Koh BC. Transcutaneous bilirubinometry in Chinese, Malay and Indian infants. Acta Paediatrica, Incomplete data – data not available for 262
International Journal of Paediatrics 1996; 85:(8)986–90. babies
Tan KL. Neonatal jaundice in 'healthy' very low birthweight infants. Australian Paediatric Journal 1987; 23:(3)185–8. No comparison goup
Tan KL. Transcutaneous bilirubinometry in Chinese and Malay neonates. Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore 1985; Some babies had been exposed to phototherapy
14:(4)591–4.
Venkataseshan S, Murki S, and Kumar P. Non-invasive bilirubinometry in neonates. Perinatology 2004; 6:(6)315–9. Commentary
Wainer S, Bolton KD, Cooper PA et al. Transcutaneous bilirubinometry in black infants: Improved reliability after correction for Importance of background signal in
the background signal. Pediatric Reviews and Communications 1989; 4:(1–2)93–2. transcutaneous bilirubin measurements
Wainer S, Rabi J, Lyon M et al. Coombs' testing and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia... Sgro M, Campbell D, Shah V. Incidence and Correspondence
causes of severe hyperbilirubinemia in Canada. CMAJ 2006;175(6):587–90. CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal 2007;
176:(7)972–3, 976.
Webster J, Blyth R, and Nugent F. An appraisal of the use of the Kramer's scale in predicting hyperbilirubinaemia in healthy full Data not extractable
term infants. Birth Issues 2005; 14:(3)83–9.
Willems WA, Von D, De W et al. Transcutaneous bilirubinometry with the Bilicheck in very premature newborns. Journal of Data not relevant
Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 2004; 16:(4)-Fetal.
Wong CM, Van Dijk P, and Laing IA. A comparison of transcutaneous bilirubinometers: SpectRx BiliCheck versus Minolta Poor quality study – EL 3
AirShields. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition 2002; 87:(2)F137-F140.
Wong V, Chen WX, and Wong KY. Short- and long-term outcome of severe neonatal nonhemolytic hyperbilirubinemia. Journal of Outcomes of severe hyperbilirubinaemia
Child Neurology 2006; 21:(4)309–15.
Yamauchi Y and Yamanouchi I. Clinical application of transcutaneous bilirubin measurement. Early prediction of Poor quality study – EL 3
hyperbilirubinemia. Acta Paediatrica Scandinavica 1990; 79:(4)385–90.
Yamauchi Y and Yamanouchi I. Transcutaneous bilirubinometry in normal Japanese infants. Acta Paediatrica Japonica (Overseas Time between compared tests greater than 1 hour
Edition) 1989; 31:(Overseas Edition)65–72.
Yamauchi Y and Yamanouchi I. Transcutaneous bilirubinometry: serum bilirubin measurement using transcutaneous Test of different curvettes for Minolta JM
bilirubinometer (TcB). A preliminary study. Biology of the Neonate 1989; 56:(5)257–62.
Yap SH, Mohammad I, and Ryan CA. Avoiding painful blood sampling in neonates by transcutaneous bilirubinometry. Irish Unclear of time between testing
Journal of Medical Science 2002; 171:(4)188–90.
Yasuda S, Itoh S, Isobe K et al. New transcutaneous jaundice device with two optical paths. Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2003; No possible to extract data
31:(1)81–8.

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