Evaluation of efficacy of oral calcium phosphate as an adjunct to standard-of-care regular phototherapy in cases of neonatal jaundice: a hospital-based double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

• Main Authors: Pradeep Kumar (Author), Arnab Ghorui (Author), Chandra Mohan Kumar (Author), Bhabesh Kant Chowdhry (Author), Pramod Kumar Manjhi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective Neonatal jaundice is the most common cause of neonatal morbidity and rehospitalisation in the first week of life, affecting approximately 60% of term and 80% of preterm neonates, with 10% requiring phototherapy to prevent bilirubin-induced neurological dysfunction. Enterohepatic circulatio...