Author:
Halder Animesh,Adhikari Aniruddha,Ghosh Ria,Singh Soumendra,Banerjee Amrita,Ghosh Nilanjana,Bhattacharya Arnab Madhab,Mandal Shrabani,Chakrabarti Prantar,Bhattacharyya Debasis,Altass Hatem M.,Morad Moataz,Ahmed Saleh A.,Mallick Asim Kumar,Pal Samir Kumar
Abstract
AbstractThe study was aimed to evaluate the performance of a newly developed non-invasive and non-contact bilirubin measurement device (AJO-Neo) as an alternative to the conventional invasive biochemical method of total serum bilirubin (TSB) estimation in preterm and term neonates suffering from hyperbilirubinemia associated with risk factors, and/or undergoing phototherapy. The safety and efficacy of the device were assessed in 1968 neonates with gestational ages ranging from 28 to 41 weeks and suffering from incidences of hyperbilirubinemia. Linear regression analysis showed a good correlation between AJO-Neo and the conventional method of TSB (Pearson’s coefficient, r = 0.79). The small bias (0.27 mg/dL) and limits of agreements (− 3.44 to 3.99 mg/dL) were within the range of clinical acceptance. The device was also precise in the measurement of bilirubin levels in all subgroups of the study. The receiver operator curve (ROC), that takes account of both sensitivity and specificity of a device showed high efficacy of the device (area under the curve, AUC = 0.83) in the detection of bilirubin. While monitoring the bilirubin level during phototherapy, the device indicated promising results showing good agreement with TSB. Specificities and sensitivities of the device indicated a much higher accuracy in neonates with associated risk factors for hyperbilirubinemia. Hence, the newly developed device (AJO-Neo) is reliable in measuring bilirubin level in preterm, and term neonates irrespective of gestational or postnatal age, sex, risk factors, feeding behavior or skin color.
Funder
Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Cited by
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