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- Title
Comparison of Effects of LED Phototherapy with Compact Fluorescent Phototherapy in Neonates with Hyperbilirubinemia.
- Authors
Rehman, Khaista
- Abstract
Objective: To compare the mean post-treatment bilirubin level with Light Emitting Diode phototherapy versus compact fluorescent lamp phototherapy in neonates presenting with hyperbilirubinemia. Study Design: Comparative prospective study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pediatrics, Pakistan Railway Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Jan to Dec 2019. Methodology: One hundred children fulfilling the inclusion criteria were enrolled in the study from Emergency Department. Then neonates were divided into two Groups. In Group A, neonates underwent phototherapy with Light Emitting Diode; in Group B, neonates underwent phototherapy with conventional phototherapy. Then neonates were followed up in the neonatal intensive care unit for 24 hours. Pre and post-treatment reports were assessed, and bilirubin level was noted. Results: In Group A, the mean age of neonates was 49.12±23.42 hours, while in Group B was 38.70±15.42 hours. In Group A, the mean Bilirubin level at baseline was 13.64±5.98 gm/dl, and in Group B was 15.88±5.44 gm/dl. In Group A, the mean Bilirubin level after 24 hours was 8.47±4.96 gm/dl and in Group B was 9.538±5.35 gm/dl. In both Groups, no significant difference in the mean bilirubin level was observed after 24 hours (p-value=0.30). Conclusion: Light-emitting diode phototherapy and compact fluorescent lamp phototherapy are equally effective in a mean reduction in the total serum bilirubin after 24 hours.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; COMPACT fluorescent light bulbs; PHOTOTHERAPY; NEONATAL intensive care units; NEWBORN infants; LIGHT emitting diodes
- Publication
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2023, Vol 73, Issue 3, p739
- ISSN
0030-9648
- Publication type
Article