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7 questions · 7 findings · 6 reviews · Neonatal

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No studies found 1 · 14.3%GRADE not reported 2 · 28.6%Very low 1 · 14.3%Low 2 · 28.6%Moderate 1 · 14.3%High 0 · 0%

Intermittent phototherapy vs continuous phototherapy

Treatment failure (need to restart phototherapy or exchange transfusion or both) · neonatal jaundice

1 finding from 1 review

Intermittent phototherapy versus continuous phototherapy for neonatal jaundice 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 75 participants
Very low

Phototherapy with reflective curtains vs phototherapy alone

Exchange transfusion · newborn infants with unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia

1 finding from 1 review

Use of reflective materials during phototherapy for newborn infants with unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 2 participants
GRADE not reported

Reflective curtains vs intensified phototherapy

Exchange transfusion · newborn infants with unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia

1 finding from 1 review

Use of reflective materials during phototherapy for newborn infants with unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 159 participants
GRADE not reported

Turning position vs supine under phototherapy

Need for exchange transfusion · term and preterm neonates with hyperbilirubinaemia

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Periodic change of body position under phototherapy in term and preterm neonates with hyperbilirubinaemia 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Intervention not reported

Exchange transfusion · preterm or low birth weight infants

The intervention probably leads to lower exchange transfusion (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic phototherapy for preventing jaundice in preterm or low birth weight infants 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.22 [0.15, 0.34]
3 studies · 2946 participants
Moderate

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 for the prevention and treatment of hyperbilirubinemia in term and late preterm neonates 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1 [0.06, 15.73]
2 studies · 621 participants
Low

Intravenous fluid supplementation vs no fluid supplementation

Proportion of infants who required exchange transfusion · newborn infants with unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia undergoing phototherapy

Intravenous fluid supplementation may leads to lower proportion of infants who required exchange transfusion compared with no fluid supplementation (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Fluid supplementation for neonatal unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.39 [0.21, 0.71]
6 studies · 462 participants
Low