- Original Article
- Comparison of Phototherapy Guidelines for Neonatal Jaundice in Healthy Term Newborns
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Hyo-Jung Kim, Chang-Ryul Kim, Jae-Won Oh, Myung-Kul Yum, Soo-Jee Moon
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1999;41(5):606-613. Published online May 15, 1999
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Purpose : We hypothesized that phototherapy, if the total serum bilirubin(TSB) is ≥14mg/dl, would decrease not only in frequency and duration, but complications due to phototherapy, such as weight loss, rash, temperature instability, feeding intolerance, and diarrhea, would decrease when compared to phototherapy TSB ≥10mg/dl after 48 hours of life in healthy term newborns without hemolysis.
Methods : Forty healthy newborns... |
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