Drager Jaundice Meter

HI Tyler, since that is not a POC test, we don't have anything to do with them at our institution to be honest. We do use Drager, I can reach out to the NICU and see what they think of them.

Please do, I am mostly concerned if we switch I will see issues with meter durability or unexpected errors. Reviews from users would be great!

We have mostly Bilichek devices in our Pedi clinics but eventually will switch out to Drager. From what I'm told the Drager is cheaper which is why inpatient nurseries switched out as they replaced devices. Now the clinics adding the testing and those replacing are buying Drager.

I'm not aware on the inpatient nursery side what their repair experience is with Draper or their error rate, but so far no one complains about Draper on the ambulatory/Pedi clinic side.  

I'm a little late to the discussion but I would like to add our experience with the Drager JM105.  We recently gained oversight of TCB testing.  The unit has 5 new Drager JM105 meters and so far we have not been impressed.  The correlation with the lab TSB is awful.  Drager states that only 66% of results need to be within 1.5 mg/dL of the main lab TSB. Even with that generous criteria, 4 out 5 meters failed the validation with a negative bias. It didn't matter whether the test was done on the forehead or sternum.  Per Drager protocol, we sent them back for recalibration.  The first post-calibration meter validation was better with 75% correlation but there is still the issue of the negative bias. I'm concerned that some infants requiring TSB testing will be missed.

I understand the Bilicheck is more expensive but is it more accurate? Has anyone tried the BiliCare meter?

Thank you for your help.

Cheri

Cheri Carmean, ND, MLS (ASCP)^CM | Point of Care Coordinator, Laboratory Services
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
1321 Colby Ave | Everett, WA  98201
t: 425.261.3659 | f: 425.261.3668 | cheri.carmean@providence.org