Comparison of Effects of LED Phototherapy with Compact Fluorescent Phototherapy in Neonates with Hyperbilirubinemia

Objective: To compare the mean post-treatment bilirubin level with light emitting diode (LED) phototherapy versus compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) in neonates presenting hyperbilirubinemia
 Study Design: Comparative prospective study
 Place and Duration of Study: Department Paediatrics, Pakistan Railway Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Jan to Dec 2019.
 Methodology: Hundred children fulfilling inclusion criteria were recuited study Emergency Department. Then divided into two groups. In Group-A, underwent LED; Group-B, conventional phototherapy. followed up neonatal intensive care unit for 24 hours. Pre reports assessed, was noted.
 Results: age 49.12±23.42 hours, while Group-B 38.70±15.42 Bilirubin at baseline 13.64±5.98 gm/dl 15.88±5.44 gm/dl. after hours 8.47±4.96 9.538±5.35 both groups, no significant difference observed (p-value=0.30).
 Conclusion: Light-emitting are equally effective a reduction total serum