Neonatal jaundice phototherapy intermittent and continuous analysis of the efficacy of light therapy.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 5 Neonatal jaundice phototherapy intermittent and continuous analysis of the efficacy of light therapy [Abstract] Neonatal jaundice is a common symptom of the neonatal period, and the incidence rate remains high, light therapy is effective safe and reliable has become the main method, we use daily intermittent 8h light therapy (twice a day, every 4h, During the interval of 4 ~ 6h) with daily light therapy compared continuous 8h, no difference in efficacy, and avoid prolonged intermittent light therapy and the mother separated from children, to quiet rest, ease of feeding, skin care, parents easily accepted. [Keywords:] newborn; jaundice; light therapy; break; continued Neonatal jaundice is a common symptom of the neonatal period, neonatal jaundice can cause severe damage to nerve cells caused serious consequences, light therapy can effectively reduce serum bilirubin levels, treatment of neonatal jaundice as the most effective means of security, has been widely recognition. but in clinical work, we found that: children in the blue box is difficult to adhere to the 8h or longer light therapy, while increasing the care, feeding difficulties, children crying, rash caused by an increase in parents of children are not accepted To this end, we have taken to shorten the time each light therapy, light therapy will continue to 8h, 4h changed every time interval of 4 ~ 6h 4h further light therapy, light therapy with the efficacy of continuous 8h comparative analysis showed no difference between the two significant clinical observations as follows. 1 Materials and Methods 1.1 Clinical data in our hospital in January 2008 -2009 In December, a total of 100 patients admitted to neonatal jaundice, were randomly divided into two groups. (1) intermittent light therapy group: 50 patients, 30 males, 20 females; day 1 to 26 days, age birth weight (2900 + -270) g, gestational age (38.5 + -4.0) weeks; etiology: 8 cases of hemolytic jaundice, infect