Phototherapy has been used to treat newborns with jaundice for over half a century with the
presumption that it is safe and effective for all infants. In fact, this presumption may not be …

Aim Limited information is available about how guidelines on phototherapy for neonatal
jaundice are applied in practice and toxicity is a concern. We studied the use of …

Phototherapy in neonates for treatment of pathological jaundice is an effective therapeutic
tool that is widely used in neonatal units. Over the past years, a greater concern has …

Phototherapy is universally recognized as the first option for treating neonatal jaundice due
to its unparalleled efficiency and safety in reducing the high serum free bilirubin levels and …

Background/Aim: Light can be efficiently used for the treatment of neonatal jaundice.
Sunlight, which covers a large portion of the light spectrum including the bilirubin‐absorbing …

When exposed to light, bilirubin undergoes photoisomerization which are water-soluble and
can be excreted in bile and urine. Photoisomerization starts as soon as the lights turned on …

Objective: Phototherapy is the standard therapeutic approach for neonatal
hyperbilirubinemia. Oxidative effects of phototherapy may have potential harms, including …

A breakthrough discovery 60 years ago by Cremer et al. has since changed the way we treat
infants with hyperbilirubinemia and saved the lives of millions from death and disabilities.“ …

Phototherapy is assumed to be both effective and safe for extremely low-birth-weight infants.
Our objective was to critically assess the relevant evidence from randomized trials. In the …

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 …