Filtered sunlight versus intensive electric powered phototherapy in moderate-to-severe neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia: a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial

• Main Authors: Tina M Slusher, ProfMD (Author), Hendrik J Vreman, PhD (Author), Ann M Brearley, PhD (Author), Yvonne E Vaucher, ProfMD (Author), Ronald J Wong, BS (Author), David K Stevenson, ProfMD (Author), Olumide T Adeleke, MBBS (Author), Ifelayo P Ojo, MPH (Author), Grace Edowhorhu, FMLS (Author), Troy C Lund, PhD (Author), Daniel A Gbadero, MBBS (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Kernicterus resulting from severe neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia is a leading cause of preventable deaths and disabilities in low-income and middle-income countries, partly because high-quality intensive phototherapy is unavailable. Previously, we showed that filtered-sunlight pho...