Mengo Hospital, Kampala
Participants: 150 newborns
- Age: 1 – 14 days
- Gestational age: ≥ 37 weeks
- Birth weight ≥2000 g
- Newborns requiring a blood sample
Aim: to evaluate the performance of Picterus Jaundice Pro in newborns of a Ugandan population.
Methods: observational cross-sectional study correlating methods of measuring bilirubin levels by:
- Images (Picterus Jaundice Pro)
- Transcutaneous Bilirubinometer (TcB) (Drager Jaundice meter JM-105)
- Total Serum Bilirubin (TSB) measurements
Results: Picterus Jaundice Pro is currently not approved for newborns with one or both parents of a skin colour scored by Fitzpatrick scale of 5 or higher (dark brown and very dark brown to black). The results of this study are used to improve our performance in all skin types. A new version of Picterus Jaundice Pro for all skin types will be released in 2024.
This project has received funding through the Norwegian University of Science and Picterus AS.
