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 …

Phototherapy is the product of astute observation and serendipity. In 1956, Sister J. Ward,
the nurse in charge of the premature baby unit at Rochford General Hospital in Essex …

Objective: To determine whether the addition of low-cost reflecting curtains to a standard
phototherapy unit could increase effectiveness of phototherapy for neonatal jaundice …

Jaundice is a common reason for therapeutic intervention in newborn infants and
phototherapy is effective treatment if enough light energy is delivered to a skin surface area …

Visible light phototherapy has been used in the treatment of neonatal jaundice for more than
25 years. This article reviews the current state of knowledge of how phototherapy works and …

Results Fourteen studies were included. We performed a GRADE evaluation of the quality of
evidence for interventions. Conclusions In this systematic review we present information …

Aim: To compare the efficacy of overhead and underneath light‐emitting diode (LED)
devices in the treatment of neonatal jaundice. Methods: We compared two LED …

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 …

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 …

An observation by an English nurse in 1956 led to the discovery that visible light could lower
serum bilirubin levels in newborn infants, and subsequent research showed how photons of …