Open AccessAggressive vs. Conservative Phototherapy for Infants with Extremely Low Birth Weight
Author(s) -
Brenda H. Morris,
William Oh,
Jon E. Tyson,
David K. Stevenson,
Dale L. Phelps,
T. Michael O’Shea,
Georgia E. McDavid,
Rebecca Perritt,
Krisa P. Van Meurs,
Betty R. Vohr,
Cathy Grisby,
Qing Yao,
Claudia Pedroza,
Abhik Das,
W. Kenneth Poole,
Waldemar A. Carlo,
Shahnaz Duara,
Abbot R. Laptook,
Walid A. Salhab,
Seetha Shankaran,
Brenda B. Poindexter,
Avroy A. Fanaroff,
Michele C. Walsh,
Maynard R. Rasmussen,
Barbara J. Stoll,
C. Michael Cotten,
Edward F. Donovan,
Richard A. Ehrenkranz,
Ronnie Guillet,
Rosemary D. Higgins
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa0803024
Subject(s) - low birth weight , medicine , pediatrics , birth weight , bilirubin , pregnancy , biology , genetics
It is unclear whether aggressive phototherapy to prevent neurotoxic effects of bilirubin benefits or harms infants with extremely low birth weight (1000 g or less).
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