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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:   Methodology:   N:   Group 1:      Mean duration of phototherapy
 Vogl T   RCT   76   Continuous Phototherapy      Group 1: 64 ± 50 hours

 Year:   Blinding:   Inclusion:   Group 2:   Group 2: 57 ± 45 hours
 1978   Not reported   Birthweight between 1200 and   Intermittent Phototherapy – 15 minutes   Group 3: 79 ± 40 hours
       2400gms,   on – 15 minutes off
 Country:   Randomisation:   TSB > 137 micromol/litre      Group 4: 80 ± 50 hours
 USA   Not reported      Group 3:
       Exclusion:   Intermittent Phototherapy – 15 minutes
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 ID:     Evidence level:   Haemolytic anaemia,   on – 30 minutes off
 1 -   Positive Coombs tests,
     Respiratory distress syndrome   Group 4:
    Intermittent Phototherapy – 15 minutes
 Demographics:   on – 60 minutes off
 Gender (M/F) :
 Mean GA: 34.7 ± 2.0 weeks   Therapy was discontinued when TSB
 < 137 micromol/litre on two successive
 Mean BW: 1836 ± 299 gms   occasions
 Age at entry to study
 56.8 ± 10.8 hours
 Mean TSB:
 150 ± 19 micromol/litre
 Author:   Methodology:   N:   Group 1:   Prurient eye discharge   Mean duration of phototherapy
 Fok T   RCT   203   Eye patches   Group 1: 23/102   Group 1: 67.2 ± 33.6 hours
             Group 2: 9/101
 Year:   Blinding:   Inclusion:   Group 2:      Group 2: 64.5 ± 26.6 hours
 1995   Not reported   Gestational age > 35 weeks,   Headbox   Features of Conjunctivitis
       Birthweight > 2300 gms,      Group 1: 13/102
 Country:   Randomisation:      Eye patches were obtained   Group 2: 2/101   HC Professional satisfaction:
 Hong Kong   Computer generated   Exclusion:   commercially, were removed during      76 (70.4%) of nurse preferred the headbox while 17 (15.7%)
    random numbers   Other systemic illness,   feeding and were replaced daily      preferred the eye patches.
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 ID:        Eye infection,
 Evidence level:   Haemolysis,   Headbox consisted of an opaque plastic
 1 +   Treatment with antibiotics,   box (20 x 20 x 16cm). Holes were used
     History of infection,   for ventilation.

 Demographics:
 Gender (M/F): 106/97
 Mean GA: 38.6 ± 2.56 weeks
 Mean BW: 3087 ± 611 gms
 Age at entry to study
 89.5 ± 27.6 hours
 Mean TSB:
 258 ± 27 micromol/litre
 Author: Paludetto R   Methodology:   N:   Group 1:      Mean duration of phototherapy


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