In 1968, pediatric researchers Jerold Lucey, Mario Ferreiro, and Jean Hewitt conducted an experimental trial that determined that exposure to light effectively treated jaundice [5] in premature infants. The three researchers published their results in "Prevention of Hyperbilirubinemia of Prematurity by Phototherapy" that same year in Pediatrics . Jaundice is the yellowing of the skin and eyes d...

BACKGROUND/AIM Prematurity is a significant risk factor for developing unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia. This study investigated the current approach to managing hyperbilirubinemia in preterm newborns in Turkey. MATERIALS AND METHODS A study-specific questionnaire on the management of jaundice in preterm infants was sent to 100 level III neonatal intensive care units in Turkey. RESULTS Respo...

Phototherapy: A simple and safe treatment for Neonatal Jaundice. Jaundice is a common finding in premature and full term newborns. Phototherapy has been widely used in the management of Neonatal unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia for over five decades. Phototherapy devices include Fluorescent, Halogen, Fiberoptic or Light-Emitting Diode light sources. Safety issues and possible complications of ph...

backgroundmany studies reported that copper, zinc and magnesium play important roles in the pathogenesis and development of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. exchange transfusion and intensive phototherapy are known two modalities of therapy for severe neonatal hyper bilirubinemia, but the effect of them on those trace elements is unknown.materials and methodscopper, zinc and magnesium serum levels ...

background: hyperbilirubinemia is considered one of the most prevalent problems in newborns. phototherapy, exchange transfusion, and herbal medicine are common therapeutic approaches for preventing any neurologic damage in infants with neonatal jaundice. however, herbal medicine is less commonly used. aim: this study aimed to investigate the effect of bilineaster drop on neonatal hyperbilirubin...

BACKGROUND Hyperbilirubinemia is a frequently seen condition in neonates. This study was undertaken to determine the role of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the etiology of indirect hyperbilirubinemia in neonates with jaundice in their first two weeks of life. METHODS The study was conducted prospectively. The subjects were neonates aged 4-14 days with hyperbilirubinemia which could not be...

Background: Hyperbilirubinemia is the single most common abnormal physical finding in the first week of life and is commonly managed by phototherapy with its inherent complications.  A lesser known complication of the phototherapy is hypocalcemia. Objective: To study the prevalence of phototherapy-induced hypocalcemia and to compare it between premature and full-term babies. Methods: This study...

OBJECTIVE To study the clinical and laboratory characteristics of hyperbilirubinemia in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)-deficient male newborns from Al-Ahsa area (Ahsais). METHODS The medical records of inborn male infants at King Abdulaziz Hospital (KAH) in Al-Ahsa area, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from May 2008 through April 2009 were reviewed. Inclusion criteria were healthy non-polyc...

1 Associate Professor, RMMCH 2 Post Graduate, RMMCH Abstract Background: Neonatal jaundice is one of the common newborn illness for which existing therapies are not only costly, time-consuming but also has some inherent risks. Phototherapy duration can be reduced by adding zinc salts. Uunconjugated bilirubin in the intestine (bilirubin and zinc can form a complex in physiologic pH) is precipita...

position changes are believed to increase the efficacy of phototherapy and this practice is routinely used in all neonatal departments in our country. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of routine turning on the total serum bilirubin (tsb) concentration versus only supine position. in a randomized clinical trial fifty healthy term jaundiced neonates who were admitted to the neona...