Health Condition 1: null- Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Intermittent phototherapy: Phototherapy will be given intermittently with "12 hour on" and "12 hour off" cycles. The irradiance was maintained above 30 µW/cm2/nm
Control Intervention1:
Sponsors
Fernandez Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All healthy late preterm ( > 34 weeks) and term neonates with neonatal hyperbilirubinemia under phototherapy (as per American academy of Pediatrics 2004 guidelines) for a minimum of 8 hours were included in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: All the infants with major congenital malformations, those with APGAR scores 18 mg/dL at the time of admission or the rise of bilirubin >0.5mg/dl/hour in initial 8 hours of starting phototherapy, those infants with hemolytic cause of jaundice (DCT positive), those infants with the total serum bilirubin falling in the exchange range at the time of admission, those requiring NICU admission for any reason other than jaundice and those with direct bilirubin > 15% of total bilirubin or direct bilirubin > 1.5mg/dL were excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rate of fall of bilirubinTimepoint: At the stoppage of phototherapy | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Duration of hospitalizationTimepoint: At the time of discharge;Duration of phototherapyTimepoint: At the stoppage of phototherapy;Failure of phototherapyTimepoint: At the time of discharge;Incidence of rebound PhototherapyTimepoint: At the time of discharge | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Srinivas Murki
Fernandez Hospital
Outcome results
None listed