Variation in the Phototherapy Practices and Irradiance of Devices in a Major Metropolitan Area.

CONCLUSIONS: Despite established PT guidelines, local protocols and practices vary. Based on an assessment of 7 local hospitals, intensive PT was suboptimal for 62% of devices. Straightforward changes, such as decreasing the distance between an infant and the light source and establishing a consistent irradiance-based protocol, could substantially improve the quality of the intervention.
PMID: 29393277 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Neonatology - January 31, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Borden AR, Satrom KM, Wratkowski P, George TN, Adkisson CA, Vreman HJ, Johnson AP, Nichols KJ, Slusher TM Tags: Neonatology Source Type: research