A comparison of the effectiveness of three LED phototherapy machines, single- and double-sided, for treating neonatal jaundice in a low resource setting.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Neonatal jaundice is one of the most common reasons for hospital admission in low resource settings. Treatment is frequently inadequate as conventional phototherapy requires frequent bulb changes. LED phototherapy has comparable efficacy to conventional phototherapy, and the bulbs last over 40,000 hours. This observational study compares the effectiveness of three LED machines, two single-sided and one double-sided in routine use in Vietnam.

Methods

We included all infants weighting ≥1500g and with jaundice diagnosed visually or by Total Serum Bilirubin (TSB) measurement at The Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children (Da Nang, Vietnam). The primary endpoint was the average hourly change in TSB over the first six hours of treatment. The secondary endpoints were d

SUBMITTER: Arnolda G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6181361 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature