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6 lip 2021 · Babies with jaundice are often treated with phototherapy lamps, which emit blue‐green light that alters the bilirubin (yellow substance found naturally in the baby's blood) so that it can be more easily excreted. Sunlight emits light in a similar spectrum.
Babies with jaundice are often treated with phototherapy lamps, which emit blue-green light that alters the bilirubin (yellow substance found naturally in the baby's blood) so that it can be more easily excreted. Sunlight emits light in a similar spectrum.
5 sie 2022 · Prevention of hyperbilirubinemia begins in pregnancy by recognizing and treating women who are at risk for developing antibodies to red cell antigens, which can lead to hemolytic disease of the newborn (ie, isoimmune hemolytic disease).
The hyperbilirubinemia pathway is a standard approach to initial evaluation, treatment, and management of infants with hyperbilirubinemia from birth through 21 days of life.
1 mar 2024 · Careful monitoring and effective treatment of hyperbilirubinemia are necessary to reduce the associated neurotoxicity risks. The revised AAP 2022 guideline can prevent unnecessary hospitalizations while identifying infants who are more likely to develop severe hyperbilirubinemia.
28 sie 2018 · In The Lancet Global Health, Tina M Slusher and colleagues 1 show, in a rigorous study with clear results, that filtered-sunlight phototherapy (FSPT) can be as efficacious and safe as conventional intensive electric phototherapy (IEPT) for treatment of moderate-to-severe neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia in a simulated rural Nigerian setting. FSPT ...
17 wrz 2015 · If the total serum bilirubin was elevated (as defined in our protocol), the infant was eligible for enrollment and treatment, and written informed consent was obtained from the parent or...
