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- Title
Low-cost Home-use Light-emitting-diode Phototherapy as an alternative to Conventional Methods.
- Authors
Yilmaz, Aygen; Ozkiraz, Servet; Akcan, Abdullah Baris; Canpolat, Murat
- Abstract
Background: The aim of our study was to evaluate whether a portable, light-weight, light-emittingdiode phototherapy unit designed for home use is as effective as conventional blue-light fluorescent phototherapy (CFP) for treating hyperbilirubinemia in neonates. Methods: A total of 50 patients were recruited sequentially for treatment using CFP (n=25) and the home-type phototherapy unit (n=25). Results: The average rate of decrease in bilirubin levels was 0.17±0.02 and 0.20±0.01 mg/dL/hours at the end of 24 hours in the groups receiving phototherapy by CFP and home-type phototherapy units, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference in the rate of the decrease in bilirubin levels between the groups (p=0.104). Conclusions: It has been shown that the home-type phototherapy unit is as effective as CFP units in the treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and has the potential to become a standard of care for treatment of jaundiced neonates.
- Subjects
HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; BILIRUBIN; PHOTOTHERAPY; NEONATAL jaundice; LIGHT emitting diodes; NEONATAL diseases; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 2015, Vol 61, Issue 2, p113
- ISSN
0142-6338
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/tropej/fmu076