| dc.contributor.author | Costello, SA | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nyikal, J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yu, VY | |
| dc.contributor.author | McCloud, P | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-10T10:26:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-10T10:26:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1995 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | J Paediatr Child Health. 1995 Feb;31(1):11-3 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7748680 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/30653 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study compares the use of standard overhead fluorescent phototherapy units with the BiliBlanket a woven fibreoptic pad which delivers high intensity light with no ultraviolet or infrared irradiation in the treatment of jaundice in preterm infants.
METHODOLOGY:
We chose to study infants between 800 and 2500 g, with strict criteria for commencing and ceasing phototherapy. Serum bilirubin levels were followed at 12-24 h intervals until 24 h after cessation of phototherapy. Infants were allocated at random to receive either conventional phototherapy or the BiliBlanket.
RESULTS:
There were 24 infants in the conventional group and 20 in the BiliBlanket group. Mean duration of phototherapy was compared and was 44 h for the conventional group versus 42 h for the BiliBlanket group.
CONCLUSIONS:
We have shown that the BiliBlanket is as effective as conventional phototherapy and was well accepted by nursing staff and parents | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.title | BiliBlanket phototherapy system versus conventional phototherapy: a randomized controlled trial in preterm infants. | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| local.publisher | Department of Paediatrics, Monash Medical Centre, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia. | en |
| local.publisher | Department of Pediatrics, University of Nairobi, | en |
