@article{Saleem_Ahmed_Shah_Subhani_Ayub_Shiekh_2023, title={Comparison of Effects of LED Phototherapy with Compact Fluorescent Phototherapy in Neonates with Hyperbilirubinemia}, volume={73}, url={https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/6824}, DOI={10.51253/pafmj.v73i2.6824}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To compare the mean post-treatment bilirubin level with light emitting diode (LED) phototherapy versus compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) phototherapy in neonates presenting with hyperbilirubinemia</p> <p><strong>Study Design:</strong> Comparative prospective study</p> <p><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> Department of Paediatrics, Pakistan Railway Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Jan to Dec 2019.</p> <p><strong>Methodology:</strong> Hundred children fulfilling the inclusion criteria were recuited in the study from Emergency Department. Then neonates were divided into two groups. In Group-A, neonates underwent phototherapy with LED; in Group-B, neonates underwent phototherapy with conventional phototherapy. Then neonates were followed up in the neonatal intensive care unit for 24 hours. Pre and post-treatment reports were assessed, and bilirubin level was noted.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> In Group-A, the mean age of neonates was 49.12±23.42 hours, while in Group-B was 38.70±15.42 hours. In Group-A, the mean Bilirubin level at baseline was 13.64±5.98 gm/dl and in Group-B was 15.88±5.44 gm/dl. In Group-A, the mean Bilirubin level after 24 hours was 8.47±4.96 gm/dl and in Group-B was 9.538±5.35 gm/dl. In both groups, no significant difference in the mean bilirubin level was observed after 24 hours (p-value=0.30).</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Light-emitting diode phototherapy and compact fluorescent lamp phototherapy are equally effective in a mean reduction in the total serum bilirubin after 24 hours.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal}, author={Saleem, Amna and Ahmed, Bilal and Shah, Sajid Ali and Subhani, Fahim Ahmed and Ayub, Ammara and Shiekh, Saba Afzal}, year={2023}, month={Apr.}, pages={337–40} }