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Appendix H: Evidence tables

Bibliographic Study Type & Number of Intervention & Comparison Dichotomous outcomes Continuous Outcomes
Information Evidence Level Patients/Characteristics (E:C) (Mean:SD: N)
Computer generated PTL 68–1) units equipped with 3 Group 2: -44 ± 46 micromol/litre
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ID: Exclusion: halogen quartz bulbs. Irradiance was 5–
Evidence level: None reported 6 microW/cm /nm.
2
1 +
Demographics: LED phototherapy consisted of 6
Gender (M/F): Not reported focussed arrays each with 100 3-mm
Mean GA: Not reported blue LED’s. Unit was placed 50cm
Mean BW: Not reported above the baby, to achieve an irradiance
Age at entry to study 2
Not reported of 5–6microW/cm /nm.
Mean TSB:
251 ± 77 micromol/litre All babies were placed in a crib and
were naked except for diapers and eye
coverings.
Author: Seidman D Methodology: N: 114 Group 1: ET: Mean duration of phototherapy
RCT Conventional phototherapy Group 1: 0/57 Group 1: 35.4 ± 20.2 hours
Year: Inclusion: Group 2: 0/25
2003 Blinding: AAP criteria for phototherapy, Group 2: Group 3: 0/22 Group 2: 31.6 ± 19.6 hours
Not reported LED phototherapy - Blue Group 3: 39.2 ± 25.5 hours
Country: Exclusion: Erythema:
Israel Randomisation: Not reported Group 3: Group 1: 0/57 Mean change in TSB:
Computer generated LED Phototherapy - Blue-Green Group 2: 0/25
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ID: Demographics: Group 3: 0/22 Group 1: -44 ± 33 micromol/litre
Evidence level: Gender (M/F): Not reported Conventional phototherapy (Air Shields Group 2: -39 ± 46 micromol/litre
1 + Mean GA: 39.5 ± 1.5 weeks Micro-lites PTL 68–1) units equipped Group 3: -41 ± 48 micromol/litre
Mean BW: Not reported with 3 halogen quartz bulbs. Irradiance
2
Age at entry to study was 5–6 microW/cm /nm.
53.9 ± 37.8 hours Blue LED phototherapy consisted of 6
Mean TSB: focussed arrays each with 100 3-mm
251 ± 73 micromol/litre blue LED’s. Peak wavelength was
459nm with a half spectral width of
22nm. Unit was placed 50cm above the
baby, to achieve an irradiance of 5–
2
6microW/cm /nm.

Blue-Green LED phototherapy
consisted of 6 focussed arrays each with
100 3-mm blue-green LED’s. Peak
wavelength was 505nm with a half
spectral width of 38nm. Unit was placed
50cm above the baby, to achieve an
2
irradiance of 5–6microW/cm /nm.

All babies were placed in open cribs and
were naked except for diapers and eye

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