Management of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: rational use of phototherapy

• Published in: Biology of the neonate Vol. 58 Suppl 1; p. 32
• Main Author: Polin, R A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 1990
• Subjects: Bilirubin - blood; Bilirubin - chemistry; Bilirubin - radiation effects; Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; Humans; Hyperbilirubinemia - therapy; Infant, Newborn; Photochemistry; Phototherapy - methods

Phototherapy has been used to treat neonatal hyperbilirubinemia for more than three decades; however, it is only during the last ten years that an understanding of the mechanism of action of phototherapy has emerged. While visible light is known to photooxidize and photoisomerize bilirubin, recent d...