Aggressive vs. conservative phototherapy for infants with extremely low birth weight

Authors :: Morris, Brenda H.
Oh, William
Tyson, Jon E.
Phelps, Dale L.
Stevenson, David K.
O'Shea, T. Michael
McDavid, Georgia E.
Perritt, Rebecca L.
Pedroza, Claudia
Das, Abhik
Poole, W. Kenneth
Carlo, Waldemar A.
Duara, Shahnaz
Laptook, Abbot R.
Sahlab, Walid A.
Shankaran, Seetha
Poindexter, Brenda B.
Fanaroff, Avroy A.
Walsh, Michele C.
Rasmussen, Maynard R.
Stoll, Barbara J.
Cotten, C. Michael
Donovan, Edward F.
Ehrenkranz, Richard A.
Guillet, Ronnie
Higgins, Rosemary D.
Source :: The New England Journal of Medicine. Oct 30, 2008, Vol. 359 Issue 18, p1885, 12 p.
Publication Year :: 2008
Abstract: The study aims to compare the efficacy of aggressive phototherapy as compared to conservative phototherapy in preventing neurotoxic effects in infants with extremely low birth weight. Results indicate that aggressive phototherapy was not effective in reducing the rate of mortality.

Subjects :: Phototherapy -- Methods
Phototherapy -- Patient outcomes
Neurotoxic agents -- Usage
Neurotoxic agents -- Health aspects
Birth weight, Low -- Care and treatment
Birth weight, Low -- Patient outcomes

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