Efficacy of single phototherapy with low-cost reflective sheets versus single phototherapy alone in mild-to-moderate unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia in full-term neonates

CONCLUSION: Use of reflective sheets decreases the total duration of phototherapy and the cost and duration of hospitalisation without any added complications.Abbreviations: AAP: American Academy of Pediatrics; HIDS: high-intensity double-surface; LMIC: low- and middle-income countries; MCTP: mirror-covered tunnel phototherapy; NICU: neonatal intensive care unit; TSB: total serum bilirubin.PMID:34472420 | DOI:10.1080/20469047.2021.1958603

Source: Paediatrics and international child health - September 2, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Amira M Sabry Mortada H F El-Shabrawi Abdelrahman A Abdelrazek Mahmoud F Ali Source Type: research