Journal
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
Volume 170, Issue 10, Pages 1247-1255Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-011-1454-1
Keywords
Jaundice; Newborn infant; Phototherapy; Side effect
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30825039, 30973236, 30770748]
- Ministry of Education of China [IRT 0935, 20070610092]
- Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province [2010SZ0280]
- Health Department of Sichuan Province [090230]
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Neonatal phototherapy (NNPT), a noninvasive, easily available therapy, has been widely used for the treatment of neonatal jaundice for more than half a century. Its efficiency in decreasing plasma bilirubin concentration is well documented, and NNPT leads to greatly reduced exchange transfusion rates for neonates with hyperbilirubinemia. It is generally accepted that the side effects of NNPT are not serious and seem to be well controlled. This review will focus on these possible side effects as well as the approaches to minimize them.
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