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Clinical Trial
. 1978 Apr;92(4):627-30.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(78)80308-4.

Intermediate phototherapy in the treatment of jaundice in the premature infant

T P Vogl, T Hegyi, I M Hiatt, R A Polin, L Indyk
Clinical Trial

Intermediate phototherapy in the treatment of jaundice in the premature infant

T P Vogl et al. J Pediatr. 1978 Apr.

Abstract

A controlled trial of the use of intermittent phototherapy for the treatment of hyperbilirubinemia in newborn infants is reported. Periods of illumination of (1) 15 minutes light on, 15 minutes light off, (2) 15 minutes on, 30 minutes off, and (3) 15 minutes on, 60 minutes off are as effective as is continuous illumunation. A comparison with previous trials of intermittent phototherapy is made and differences in results are explained using as a model the action of light on bilirubin.

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