The side effects of phototherapy for neonatal jaundice: what do we know? What should we do?

Tao Xiong, Yi Qu, Stephanie Cambier, Dezhi Mu

Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

European journal of pediatrics 2011 Oct

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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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Tao Xiong, Yi Qu, Stephanie Cambier, Dezhi Mu. The side effects of phototherapy for neonatal jaundice: what do we know? What should we do? European journal of pediatrics. 2011 Oct;170(10):1247-55