Phototherapy and the use of heat shields in very low birthweight infants.
The irradiance produced by phototherapy units in use on a neonatal unit was measured. The phototherapy tubes were found to decline at a variable rate. Heat shields used to decrease heat and evaporative losses in the very low birthweight infant reduce irradiance and may appreciably limit the effectiveness of phototherapy.
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Regional Neonatal Unit, Liverpool Maternity Hospital.
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D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D008027:Light; D010789:Phototherapy; D011482:Protective Devices; D013997:Time Factors