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Abstract
Jaundice is a yellowish discoloration of the skin, the conjunctival membranes over the sclera and other mucus membranes caused by hyperbilirubinemia (increased levels of bilirubin in the blood). Jaundice is one of the most common conditions requiring medical attention in the newborns. Approximately 60% of term and 80% of preterm neonates develop jaundice in the first weeks of life. Phototherapy and exchange transfusion are the two major therapeutic methods to prevent bilirubin induced brain-injury in the neonates. The present study was designed to compare the effectiveness of conventional versus LEDs phototherapy in treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. It was carried out in Neonatal intensive care unit at two hospitals (Damietta specialized Hospital and Mansoura University Children Hospital). The current study involved 80 neonates, who were subdivided into two groups, group (I): Forty neonates under treatment by phototherapy with the LED (Hi-med-Egypt comp.), and group (II): Forty neonates under treatment by conventional phototherapy. Total serum bilirubin level (TSB) in LED group decreased more than in conventional group. The rate of decline of TSB levels significantly larger among LED group than conventional groups from admission till 36 hrs.