Comparación de dos métodos diagnósticos de ictericia neonatal

introduction: the neonatal jaundice is one of the more frequent syndromes of the neonatology. treatment to icteric newborn has had historically different guidelines for its decisions. objective: to establish a comparison among the diagnostic methods of the visual scale and the dosing in blood of the total bilirubin in newborns. methods: a cross-sectional, descriptive and observational research was conducted in the gynecology obstetrics teaching hospital of guanabacoa municipality from january to july, 2008. sample included 86 newborns. results: the great number of newborns was the term ones and those with a normal weight. there was predominance of the iv zone of the kramer's visual scale. the great figure of cases had values of serum bilirubin between 10-12 mg/dl. conclusions: there was a relation between both methods of assessment of the neonatal jaundice.