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Phototherapy Device Effectiveness in Nigeria: Irradiance Assessment and Potential for Improvement
- Source :
- Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 59:321-325
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press (OUP), 2013.
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Abstract
- This study investigated the effectiveness of simple-to-implement adjustments of phototherapy devices on irradiance levels in a cross-section of Nigerian hospitals. A total of 76 phototherapy devices were evaluated in 16 hospitals while adjustments were implemented for a subset of 25 devices for which consent was obtained. The mean irradiance level was 7.6 ± 5.9 µW/cm(2)/nm for all devices prior to adjustments. The average irradiance level improved from 9.0 µW/cm(2)/nm to 27.3 µW/cm(2)/nm for the adjusted group (n = 25) compared with 6.8 ± 5.4 µW/cm(2)/nm for the unadjusted group (n = 51). Simple, inexpensive adjustments to phototherapy devices with sub-optimal irradiance levels can significantly improve their effectiveness to acceptable international standards and should be widely promoted in resource-constrained settings.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics
Newborn jaundice
business.industry
Infant, Newborn
Irradiance
Nigeria
Phototherapy
Quality Improvement
Hospitals
Jaundice, Neonatal
Cross-Sectional Studies
Infectious Diseases
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Emergency medicine
Humans
Medicine
Radiometry
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14653664 and 01426338
- Volume :
- 59
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f462cf4472295c068221d150a185fe1f
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fmt027