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Neonatal jaundice

Bibliographic Study Type & Number of Intervention & Comparison Dichotomous outcomes Continuous Outcomes
Information Evidence Level Patients/Characteristics (E:C) (Mean:SD: N)
Author: Ju S Methodology: n: 29 Group 1: ET:
RCT No treatment Group 1: 0/13
Year: 1991 Inclusion: TSB between 205 and Group 2: 0/13
Blinding: 256 micromol/litre Group 2:
Country: Taiwan Not reported Full term singletons Conventional phototherapy Treatment failure:
Normal pregnancy : Group 1: 4/17
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ID: Randomisation: Normal birth/caesarean Group 2: 0/13
th
Not reported Birthweight between 10 and Conventional Phototherapy consisted of
th a portable unit of 4 blue and 4 white 20-
Evidence level: 90 percentile watt fluorescent lamps
1 - Apgar scores ≥ 7 at 1 and 5 Irradiance at baby skin levels was 5–
minutes
2
6microW/cm /nm
Exclusion: Babies moved every 4 hours for feeding
Perinatal complication
Congenital anomalies Phototherapy discontinued at TSB
Possible haemolysis < 205 micromol/litre

Demographics:
Gender (M/F): 12/14
Mean GA: 39.0 ± 0.8 weeks
Mean BW: 3364 ± 334 gms
Age at entry to study:
97.2 ± 22.4 hours

Mean TSB:
221 ± 13 micromol/litre

Author: Lewis H Methodology: n: 40 Group 1: ET:
RCT Conventional Phototherapy Group 1: 0/20
Year: 1982 Inclusion: Group 2: 0/20
Blinding: Birthweight > 2500gms, Group 2:
Country: UK Not reported Gestational Age > 37 weeks, Conventional Phototherapy - Treatment failure:
TSB ≥ 250 micromol/litre Delayed (initiated if TSB rose to Group 1: 0/20
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ID: Randomisation: ≥ 320 micromol/litre Group 2: 3/20
Random numbers Exclusion: :
table Perinatal asphyxia,
Apgar score < 5 at 4 minutes, Conventional Phototherapy consisted of
Evidence level: Positive DAT test a Vickers 80 white light phototherapy
1 + unit mounted 50 cm above the baby.
Demographics:
Gender (M/F): 27/13 Babies were blindfolded, naked except
Mean GA: Not reported for a napkin while nursing and were
Mean BW: 3200 ± 260 gms turned every 3 hours.

Age at entry to study: 84 hours

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