Farhan Ahmed, Ali Hasan, Noormah Mehmood.
PHOTOTHERAPY; Comparison of new improvised versus conventional methods among neonates with jaundice.
Professional Med J Jan ;22(8):1071-5.

To compare mean duration of stay (in hours) of patients with new improvised versus conventional methods of phototherapy among neonates with jaundice. Study Design: Randomized control trial. Period: Six months. Setting: Neonatal ward, Department of Paediatric Medicine, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore. Subjects and Methods: 160 patients, with the help of random number table, all the patients were randomly divided into 2 groups A and B, after getting the informed consent from their parents. Group A patients received conventional phototherapy. Group B patients received phototherapy with reflecting mirrors placed beneath and at the side of the patient in baby’s cot (new improvised method of phototherapy). Results: In this study the mean age of patients in group-A and group-B was 2.70±1.13 days and 2.12±1.98 days respectively. In group-A there were 47 (58.75%) male and 33 (41.25%) female patients while in group-B there were 51 (63.75%) male and 29 (36.25%) female patients. According to hospital stay, the mean hospital stay in group A was 39.76±11.80 hours and in group-B it was 44.90±14.21 hours, the mean hospital stay was statistically significant (p<0.001) Conclusion: Shorter mean duration of stay (in hours) was recorded in patients treated with new improvised as compared to conventional methods of phototherapy among neonates with jaundice, the data is primary in our country, this technique may be used further but after some more trials to confirm its efficacy regarding shorter duration of hospital stay

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