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Am J Perinatol 2022; 39(04): 425-428
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1717069
Original Article

Efficacy of Circumferential Intensive Phototherapy in Treating Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia: A Pilot Study

Fei Yang
1   Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hangzhou Women's Hospital (Hangzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital), Hangzhou, China
,
Yingying Liu
1   Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hangzhou Women's Hospital (Hangzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital), Hangzhou, China
,
Fang Zheng
1   Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hangzhou Women's Hospital (Hangzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital), Hangzhou, China
,
Qiang Yao
1   Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hangzhou Women's Hospital (Hangzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital), Hangzhou, China
,
Weinong Mo
1   Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hangzhou Women's Hospital (Hangzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital), Hangzhou, China
› Author Affiliations Funding This work was financially supported by the foundation of Hangzhou Women's Hospital (Hangzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital) (grant number: 2019YJA04).
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Abstract

Objective The present study was aimed at developing a circumferential phototherapy unit using 3M reflective materials in the double-sided phototherapy unit and investigating its efficacy in treating neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.

Study Design Forty-two infants with neonatal hyperbilirubinemia were selected from our hospital; they were randomly divided into control (n = 21) and experimental groups (n = 21). The experimental group was treated with the circumferential phototherapy unit, while the control group was treated with an ordinary phototherapy unit.

Results No significant differences were noted between the two groups in the levels of transcutaneous bilirubin before phototherapy (p > 0.05). After 12 hours of phototherapy, the value of transcutaneous bilirubin decreased significantly in the experimental group compared with that of the control group (p < 0.05). Additionally, the two groups did not exhibit any significant difference in the side effects (p > 0.05).

Conclusion Our results indicated that the circumferential phototherapy unit was more effective than the ordinary phototherapy unit in treating neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.

Key Points

  • A circumferential phototherapy unit was developed using 3M reflective materials.

  • The circumferential phototherapy unit was more effective than the ordinary.

  • The two groups did not exhibit any significant difference in the side effects.

Keywords

circumferential phototherapy - neonatal hyperbilirubinemia - transcutaneous bilirubin - newborn

Note

The study was approved by the ethics committee of Hangzhou Women's Hospital. Verbal and written informed consent was obtained from the infants' parents. The clinical registration number was ChiCTR2000032551.




Publication History

Received: 27 March 2020

Accepted: 03 August 2020

Article published online:
19 September 2020

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