background: jaundice is one of the most common problems occurring in the neonatal period. it is commonly managed by phototherapy with its inherent complications. however, this treatment modality may itself result in the development of hypocalcaemia and create serious complications including convulsion and related conditions. objective: to determine the effect of phototherapy on serum calcium le...

conclusions according to our study, phototherapy should not be used as prophylactic therapy for all vlbw infants, but rather it should be individualized in order to maintain low bilirubin levels. results the mean bilirubin level on the first day in both groups exhibited no significant difference. the peak serum bilirubin was 7.7 ± 1.4 and 8.5 ± 2.1 mg/dl in the prophylactic and therapeutic grou...

Background: Hyperbilirubinemia in newborn is quite common. Phototherapy (PT) one of the most common noninvasive methods for treatment this hyperbilirubinemia. There are limited studies available on effect PT platelet count with contrasting results. So, study was conducted to determine phototherapy counts hyperbilirubinemic neonates tertiary care hospital. Methods: This a hospital based prospect...

Background Hyperbilirubinemia occurs in 60% of full term and 80% premature infants. Phototherapy is the main treatment, but it has side effects, sometimes requires hospitalization, causes baby to be separated from mother. Underdeveloped gut microflora increased enterohepatic circulation newborns contribute serum bilirubin levels early life.
 Objective To assess efficacy adding probiotic L....

BACKGROUND The existing therapeutic methods for neonatal jaundice are costly, time-consuming and potentially risky. Zinc salts can reduce phototherapy duration by precipitating unconjugated bilirubin in the intestine (bilirubin and zinc can form a complex in physiologic pH); however, zinc toxicity is an issue that must be considered since theoretically bilirubin reduction by phototherapy may in...

The objective is to study the effect of phototherapy on serum calcium in neonates. A Cross sectional study was performed in a Tertiary care centre, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal. Study group includes neonates with hyperbilirubinemia requiring phototherapy and control group include neonates having hyperbilirubinemia in physiological range. Study group and control group includes 60 and 30 neonat...

BACKGROUND In September 2005, Texas Children's Hospital initiated a protocol for all neonates presenting to the emergency department (ED) with hyperbilirubinemia based on the American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines. As part of the protocol, low-risk neonates with hyperbilirubinemia requiring phototherapy are treated in the ED observation unit (EDOU). OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to co...

PURPOSE To evaluate the difference in cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) in neonates with and without hyperbilirubinemia. METHODS CBFV of 70 healthy late-preterm and term newborns with unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (UCH) reaching the threshold of phototherapy requirement was compared with 70 gestational- and postnatal age-matched controls without hyperbilirubinemia. Resistance index (RI), ...

Severe unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia, seen mainly in neonates, may cause kernicterus and death. Conventional treatment for severe unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia consists of phototherapy and exchange transfusion. Phototherapy, however, has several known disadvantages while exchange transfusion is associated with a significant morbidity, and even mortality. These harmful effects indicate the n...

objective: neonatal  jaundice (nj)  is  one of the  most  common  cause  of  neonatal  hospital  admission.  phototherapy is the main therapy for hyperbilirubinemia of neonatal jaundice. the efficacy of phototherapy depends on the dose and wavelength of light used and the surface area exposed. we  increased  photons  in  mirror  covered  tunnel  phototherapy  (mctp)  by  putting  mirrors behind...