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9 questions · 9 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 3 · 33.3%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 11.1%Low 3 · 33.3%Moderate 2 · 22.2%High 0 · 0%

Sunlight (with or without filters or amplification) vs other sources of phototherapy

Use of conventional phototherapy, if sunlight (with or without filters or amplification) was first used for prevention or early treatmentc · infants with confirmed hyperbilirubinemia

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Sunlight (with or without filters or amplification) vs other sources of phototherapy

Hyperthermia while receiving sunlight or conventional phototherapyg · infants with confirmed hyperbilirubinemia

Sunlight (with or without filters or amplification) probably leads to higher hyperthermia while receiving sunlight or conventional phototherapyg compared with other sources of phototherapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Sunlight (with or without filters or amplification) vs other sources of phototherapy

Hypothermia while receiving sunlight or conventional phototherapyk · infants with confirmed hyperbilirubinemia

Sunlight (with or without filters or amplification) showed no clear difference in hypothermia while receiving sunlight or conventional phototherapyk compared with other sources of phototherapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Sunlight (with or without filters or amplification) vs no treatment

Use of conventional phototherapy, if sunlight (with or without filters or amplification) was first used for prevention or early treatmentc · term and late preterm neonates

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Sunlight (with or without filters or amplification) vs other sources of phototherapy

Treatment failure requiring exchange transfusionc,d · infants with confirmed hyperbilirubinemia

Sunlight (with or without filters or amplification) showed no clear difference in treatment failure requiring exchange transfusionc,d compared with other sources of phototherapy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Sunlight (with or without filters or amplification) vs other sources of phototherapy

Acute bilirubin encephalopathy · infants with confirmed hyperbilirubinemia

Sunlight (with or without filters or amplification) may leads to lower acute bilirubin encephalopathyc,f compared with other sources of phototherapy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Sunlight (with or without filters or amplification) vs other sources of phototherapy

Proportion of days of effective treatmenti · infants with confirmed hyperbilirubinemia

It is very uncertain whether sunlight (with or without filters or amplification) changes proportion of days of effective treatmenti compared with other sources of phototherapy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review