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Phototherapy device effectiveness in Nigeria: irradiance assessment and potential for improvement.
J Trop Pediatr ; 59(4): 321-5, 2013 Aug.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23666953
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.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Fototerapia Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans / Newborn País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: J Trop Pediatr Año: 2013 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Fototerapia Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans / Newborn País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: J Trop Pediatr Año: 2013 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido