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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)
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ID: not reported but Malformations, – Therapie 800) consisted of a standard
shuffled, sealed Perinatal asphyxia, unit of blue lamp with two filters
envelopes used Respiratory distress, renal or (infrared and uiltraviolet)
gastrointestinal abnormalities, .
Evidence level: Patent ductus arteriosus, Babies were naked except for eye
1 + hypotension, patches.
Hypertension,
Infection, Fiberoptic phototherapy (BiliBlanket)
Anaemia,
polycythemia

Demographics:
Gender (M/F): 21/18
Mean GA: 34.3 weeks
Mean BW: 2101 g
Age at entry to study
Not reported
Mean TSB: Not reported
Author: Methodology: N: 26 Group 1: ET: Mean duration of phototherapy
Holtrop P RCT Conventional phototherapy Group 1: 0/14 Group 1: Not reported
Inclusion: Group 2: 0/12 Group 2: Not reported
Year: Blinding: Birthweight > 2500 gms, Group 2:
1992 Not reported Age > 1 day, Fiberoptic phototherapy Treatment failure: :
No Rh incompatibility, Group 1: 1/14
Country: Randomisation: Clinical need for phototherapy Conventional phototherapy (Olympic Group 2: 3/12
USA Computer generated Bili-lite) consisted of an overhead bank
Exclusion: of 4 white and 4 blue 35 cm above the
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ID: Evidence level: Not reported baby. Babies were naked except for
1 + diapers and eye patches. Babies were
Demographics: removed for feeding.
Gender (M/F): 17/9 Mean irradiance was
2
Mean GA: 38.1 ± 2.5 weeks 9.2 ± 0.9microW/cm /nm
Mean BW: 3377 ± 541 gms
Age at entry to study Fiberoptic phototherapy (Wallaby
66.3 ± 19.4 hours Phototherapy System) consisted of a
Mean TSB: cummerbund which was wrapped
231 ± 24 micromol/litre around the torso. Babies wore eye
patches.
Mean irradiance was
2
8.2 ± 1.2microW/cm /nm

Babies were removed form the study if
the TSB rose by more than
9 micromol/litre/h
Author: Pezzati M Methodology: N: 41 Group 1: ET: Mean duration of phototherapy

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