A comparison of the effectiveness of three LED phototherapy machines, single- and double-sided, for treating neonatal jaundice in a low resource setting.

A comparison of the effectiveness of three LED phototherapy machines, single- and double-sided, for treating neonatal jaundice in a low resource setting.

INTRODUCTION:Neonatal jaundice is one of the most common reasons for hospital admission in low resource settings. Treatment is frequently inadequate as conventional phototherapy requires frequent bulb changes. LED phototherapy has comparable efficacy to conventional phototherapy, and the bulbs last...

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Main Authors: Gaston Arnolda, Tran Dinh Chien, Andrew Hayen, Nguyen Thi Xuan Hoi, Katherine Maningas, Priscilla Joe, Francesco Cavallin, Daniele Trevisanuto, Luciano Moccia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6181361?pdf=render

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