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This chapter provides an overview of the laboratory tests most importantly carried out on neonatal ICUs – often as POCT – along with their associated clinical problems. The analytical spectrum is not different from that in adults. A number of specific analytical problems (extremely small sample volumes, high hematocrit, partially higher concentrations of interfering substances etc.) are presented, as well as non-invasive transdermal procedures for blood gas analysis and determination of bilirubin in newborns.
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Gässler, N. (2018). Neonatology. In: Luppa, P.B., Junker, R. (eds) Point-of-Care Testing. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-54497-6_22
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