Double surface phototherapy on a fluid bed

Jaundice is a common neonatal problem with a higher incidence in premature infants. Phototherapy is an established treatment modality, effective and safer than exchange transfusion. Double surface phototherapy is more effective. The present methods have drawbacks, viz limited availability, high cost...

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Published inAnnals of tropical paediatrics Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 81
Main Authors Garg, A K, Ward, O C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 1994
Subjects
Bilirubin - blood
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Jaundice, Neonatal - nursing
Jaundice, Neonatal - therapy
Male
Phototherapy - economics
Phototherapy - instrumentation
Phototherapy - methods
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Summary:Jaundice is a common neonatal problem with a higher incidence in premature infants. Phototherapy is an established treatment modality, effective and safer than exchange transfusion. Double surface phototherapy is more effective. The present methods have drawbacks, viz limited availability, high cost of equipment and difficulties in nursing infants during phototherapy. A modification to the technique which overcomes these difficulties made with equipment available in most neonatal units is described with three case reports of hyperbilirubinaemia successfully treated using this method.
ISSN:0272-4936
1465-3281
DOI:10.1080/02724936.1994.11747697