Prospective Randomized Controlled Study Comparing Low-Cost LED and Conventional Phototherapy for Treatment of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia

Our objective was to carry out a prospective, randomized, single-blind study to evaluate whether light emitting diode (LED) phototherapy using a low-cost set of lights is as effective as conventional phototherapy in treating hyperbilirubinemia in neonates. The study included 45 pre-term neonates req...

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Published in:Journal of tropical pediatrics (1980) 2012-06, Vol.58 (3), p.178-183
Main Authors: VIAU COLINDRES, Johanna, ROUNTREE, Corey, DESTARAC, Marie Andre, CUI, Yiwen, PEREZ VALDEZ, Manuel, HERRERA CASTELLANOS, Mario, MIRABAL, Yvette, SPIEGEL, Garrett, RICHARDS-KORTUM, Rebecca, ODEN, Maria
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Language:English
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Bilirubin - blood
Biological and medical sciences
Costs and Cost Analysis
Female
General aspects
Humans
Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal - blood
Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal - therapy
Infant, Newborn
Light
Male
Medical sciences
Phototherapy - economics
Phototherapy - instrumentation
Phototherapy - methods
Pilot Projects
Prospective Studies
Single-Blind Method
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Our objective was to carry out a prospective, randomized, single-blind study to evaluate whether light emitting diode (LED) phototherapy using a low-cost set of lights is as effective as conventional phototherapy in treating hyperbilirubinemia in neonates. The study included 45 pre-term neonates requiring phototherapy as per American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines; participants were randomized to receive phototherapy using LED-based lights, conventional fluorescent blue lights or conventional halogen lights. There were no statistically significant differences in the average bilirubin levels at the onset, at the maximum and at the end of treatment, nor in the duration of phototherapy treatment and the rate of decrease in bilirubin levels in the neonates receiving conventional fluorescent blue light, conventional halogen light and LED phototherapy. (Differences were considered significant at p 
ISSN:0142-6338
1465-3664
DOI:10.1093/tropej/fmr063