Determination of total bilirubin in whole blood from neonates: results from a French multicenter study.

Background: Jaundice is frequent in neonates and can cause severe complications, especially in premature neonates, particularly the risk of developing acute bilirubin encephalopathy. Our purpose was to verify if determination of total bilirubin (TBIL) in whole blood on an ABL 735 blood gas analyzer with a spectrophotometer module could provide an analytical alternative to chemical methods of TBIL measurement.

Methods: Our multicenter comparative study involved four hospital laboratories.

Calciuria and preeclampsia: a case-control study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare calciuria of preeclamptic cases to normotensive controls among pregnant women hospitalized in the French West Indies obstetrics department.

Study Design: This case-control study included 47 preeclamptic women and 50 controls. The main outcome was 24h urinary calcium excretion rate.