Phototherapy with LED vs non‐LED light source: Rate of decline of serum bilirubin (micromol/L/hr)
Phototherapy with LED showed no clear difference in rate of decline of serum total bilirubin mg/dL/hour compared with non‐LED light source (high certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Phototherapy with LED vs non‐LED light source Rate of decline of serum total bilirubin mg/dL/hour · neonates with unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia Phototherapy with LED showed no clear difference in rate of decline of serum total bilirubin mg/dL/hour compared with non‐LED light source (high certainty). Light‐emitting diode phototherapy for unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia in neonates (2011) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 511 participants | High |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light‐emitting diode phototherapy for unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia in neonates 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.