Pathway for management of jaundice in the postnatal ward using the transcutaneous bilirubinometer

Pathway for management of jaundice in the postnatal ward using the transcutaneous bilirubinometer

STARTFINISHCreated with SnapVisible jaundice in apostnatal babySTARTFINISHCreated with SnapBaby < 24 hours old,< 35 week or clinicallyunwellSTARTFINISHCreated with SnapContact ANNP orSCBU formanagement planDo not use bilimeterSTARTFINISHCreated with SnapBaby > 24 hours and> than 35 weekgestationSTARTFINISHCreated with SnapCheck the bilirubinwith thetranscutaneousbilirubinometerSTARTFINISHCreated with SnapCheck the resultagainst the treatmentgraph for theindividual baby’sgestation (using hours...STARTFINISHIf the level falls abovethe treatment line(RED) or falls within25 micromol/l belowthe phototherapy...STARTFINISHIf the level is outwith50 micromol/L belowthe phototherapythreshold (GREEN):see info