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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.
28 sie 2018 · In The Lancet Global Health, Tina M Slusher and colleagues1 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.
5 sie 2022 · G6PD activity should be measured in any infant with jaundice of unknown cause whose TSB increases despite intensive phototherapy, whose TSB increases suddenly or increases after an initial decline, or who requires escalation of care. (Aggregate Evidence Quality Grade X, Recommendation)
26 sie 2024 · Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme activity should be measured in any infant with jaundice of unknown cause whose TSB rises despite intensive phototherapy, whose TSB rises suddenly or rises after an initial decline, or who requires escalation of care.
16 sie 2019 · The publication described 13 premature infants with “physiological jaundice” (with birthweights [BW] 1460 to 3670 g), who had received sunlight irradiation for 2–4 h. In 11 of these 13 ...
16 wrz 2015 · Safe sunlight exposure under canopies that remove harmful rays is a low-cost, effective way to give phototherapy to jaundiced infants in impoverished settings, according to a new study.
26 sty 2016 · A high concentration of bilirubin is the causation of the yellow discoloration, commonly associated with jaundice (or icterus), within the mucous membranes of the gums and genitals. Symptoms of Jaundice in Dogs. Jaundice signs are usually easy to detect. Yellow discoloration is visible on: Eyes. Gums. Skin.
