Home phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia in term neonates-an unblinded multicentre randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to assess whether home phototherapy was feasible and safe in a cohort of otherwise healthy term-born neonates who fulfilled the criteria for in-hospital phototherapy. This was a randomized controlled trial in which term newborns with a total serum bilirubin of 18-24 mg/dL (300-400 μmol) were randomized to either home phototherapy or conventional in-hospital phototherapy. The primary outcome measurements were safety and efficacy, length of stay and the number of failed treatments. The secondary outcomes were the number of blood samples and weight gain during treatment. One hundred forty-seven patients were recruited, 69 patients randomized to conventional phototherapy and 78 to home phototherapy. The results showed that no patients needed blood exchange and only 4%

SUBMITTER: Pettersson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8032579 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature