Phototherapy and the use of heat shields in very low birthweight infants.
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The irradiance produced by phototherapy units in use on a neonatal unit was measured. The phototherapy tubes were found to decline at a variable rate. Heat shields used to decrease heat and evaporative losses in the very low birthweight infant reduce irradiance and may appreciably limit the effectiveness of phototherapy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 63 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988