When to stop phototherapy in neonatal jaundice?
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Neonates â?¥ 35 wks of gestation with birth weight more than 1800grams and received phototherapy as per American Aacademy of Pediatrics phototherapy charts for minimum duration of 24 hours.
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2015/04/005705
- Lead Sponsor
- Fernandez Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 270
Inclusion Criteria
•Neonates >= 35 wks of gestation
•Birth weight more than 1800grams
•Received phototherapy as per AAP phototherapy charts for minimum duration of 24 hours.
Exclusion Criteria
Neonates with major congenital anomalies or underwent Exchange Transfusion
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Rate of occurrence of hyperbilirubinemia as measured by the number of episodes of rebound hyperbilirubinemia/ total number of neonates enrolled. Rebound hyperbilirubinemia defined as TSB more than AAP age specific cut-off after stopping phototherapy or a rise of bilirubin greater than 0.5mg/hour.Timepoint: Will be followed till 48 hrs after stopping phototherapy
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of rebound phototherapy as measured in hoursTimepoint: Till discharge;Risk factors for developing rebound hyperbilirubinemiaTimepoint: Will be followed till 48 hrs after stopping phototherapy