Phototherapy — Traditional and Nontraditional
| Autor: | M J Maisels |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Bilirubin business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Infant Newborn Obstetrics and Gynecology Exchange transfusion Dose-Response Relationship Radiation Phototherapy Gastroenterology Serum bilirubin Jaundice Neonatal chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Light energy Internal medicine Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Humans Bilirubin levels business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Perinatology. 21:S93-S97 |
| ISSN: | 1476-5543 0743-8346 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/sj.jp.7210642 |
| Popis: | An observation by an English nurse in 1956 led to the discovery that visible light could lower serum bilirubin levels in newborn infants, and subsequent research showed how photons of light energy are absorbed by the bilirubin molecule converting it into isomers that are readily excreted by the liver and the kidney. Understanding the dose-response effect and other factors that influence the way light works to lower bilirubin levels has led to the effective use of phototherapy and has eliminated the need for exchange transfusion in almost all jaundiced infants. |
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