Does aggressive phototherapy increase mortality while decreasing profound impairment among the smallest and sickest newborns?

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Published in J Perinatol on May 31, 2012

Authors

J E Tyson1, C Pedroza, J Langer, C Green, B Morris, D Stevenson, K P Van Meurs, W Oh, D Phelps, M O'Shea, G E McDavid, C Grisby, R Higgins, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA. jon.e.tyson@uth.tmc.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Trial of Aggressive Versus Conservative Phototherapy in Infants <1,000 Grams Birth Weight (Phototherapy) | NCT00114543

Bilirubin Binding Capacity to Assess Bilirubin Load in Preterm Infants | NCT02691156

Cycled Phototherapy: A Safer Effective Treatment for Small Premature Infants? | NCT01944696

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