[Indications of phototherapy for full term newborn infants with non-hemolytic hyperbilirubinemia: a critical analysis].
Phototherapy is a common procedure in the neonatal period. However there is great controversy in the literature about when and at which serum bilirubin levels phototherapy and exchange transfusion should be indicated. The aim of this paper is to review the literature and to suggest guidelines to help pediatricians in deciding when to treat non-hemolytic jaundice in full-term newborn infants.
de Carvalho
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Depto de Neonatologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Lopes
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