title: [Fiberoptic phototherapy for neonatal icterus--comments to a Cochrane report].
abstract: Twenty-four studies filled the inclusion criteria for a Cochrane report on the use of fiberoptic phototherapy for neonatal jaundice. Fiberoptic phototherapy lowers serum bilirubin and may have a place in the treatment of neonatal jaundice. In term and near-term infants fiberoptic phototherapy is inferior to conventional phototherapy, whereas in premature infants the effects are comparable. A better effect is achieved when conventional and fiberoptic phototherapy are combined as compared to conventional phototherapy alone. Fiberoptic phototherapy has not been shown to interfere less with parent-infant bonding than conventional phototherapy. There is still a great need for more research on phototherapy for neonatal jaundice.
authors.affiliation: Nyfødtseksjonen Barneklinikken Rikshospitalet 0027 Oslo. t.w.r.hansen@klinmed.uio.no
authors.forename: Thor Willy Ruud
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000628:therapy*; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D010789:Phototherapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome