Open AccessNeonatal Hyperbilirubinemia treatment by Locally Made Low-Cost Phototherapy Units
Author(s) -
Netsanet Workneh Gidi,
Matthias Siebeck
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ethiopian journal of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2413-7170
pISSN - 1029-1857
DOI - 10.4314/ejhs.v31i1.7
Subject(s) - medicine , jaundice , abo incompatibility , exchange transfusion , unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia , pediatrics , bilirubin , sepsis , serum bilirubin , hemolysis , abo blood group system
Hyperbilirubinemia is a very common finding in neonates and may occasionally cause severe morbidity and even mortality. Severe hyperbilirubinemia is typically treated, either with phototherapy or exchange transfusions. This study assessed the effectiveness of a locally manufactured phototherapy device for reducing serum bilirubin in neonates with severe hyperbilirubinemia.