[Effect and safety of intensive phototherapy in treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia].
Year: 2016
Type: article
Study designs: Randomized Controlled Trial, Clinical Trial
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To study the effect and safety of intensive phototherapy in the treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. METHODS: A total of 144 neonates with neonatal hyperbilirubinemia were randomly and prospectively divided into intensive phototherapy group and conventional phototherapy group, with 72 neonates in each group. The therapeutic effect and incidence of complications were compared between the two groups. RESULTS: Within 12 hours after phototherapy, the total serum bilirubin level in the intensive phototherapy group was significantly lower than in the conventional phototherapy group (P<0.05), and the intensive phototherapy group had a significantly greater reduction in serum bilirubin level than the conventional phototherapy group (P<0.05). The intensives phototherapy group had a significantly shorter time of phototherapy than the conventional phototherapy group (P<0.05). The incidence rates of fever, diarrhea, rash, and hypocalcemia and reductions in blood calcium and hemoglobin levels after phototherapy showed no significant differences between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: During the initial stage of phototherapy, intensive phototherapy can quickly and effectively reduce the serum level of bilirubin in neonates with neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. It can also shorten the total phototherapy time, and does not increase the incidence of adverse events. Therefore, it is superior to conventional phototherapy.
Source: PubMed Central
Authors: Xiao-Rui Zhang, Chao-Mei Zeng, Jie Liu
Institution: Peking University People's Hospital
Language: Chinese
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2298415110