New high intensity fibreoptic phototherapy devices in healthy newborns: a single pad wrapped around the neonate body in comparison with a double pad device

New high intensity fibreoptic phototherapy devices in healthy newborns: a single pad wrapped around the neonate body in comparison with a double pad device

Abstract Background Fibreoptic Phototherapy (FPT) allows to lower total serum bilirubin (TSB) levels in healthy neonates maintained in rooming-in with their mothers. The 2004 Cochrane review showed that, differently from preterm neonates, FPT was not as effective as traditional phototherapy in term...

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Main Authors: R. Luciano, G. Mancini, F. Cota, A. Romano, V. Purcaro, F. Lerro, M. Corsello, G. Vento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Hyperbilirubinaemia
Jaundice
Newborn
Phototherapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13052-019-0663-5

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