PHOTOTHERAPY INDUCED HYPOCALCEMIA IN ICTERIC ...

Phototherapy-induced hypocalcemia and hypoparathyroidism in ...

Objectives: Phototherapy is demonstrated to cause hypocalcemia by decreasing melatonin levels and increasing cortisol levels.

Prevalence of Phototherapy Induced Hypocalcemia in Term Neonate

The prevalence of hypocalcemia in Jain's study was 30% in full term neonates and in Ehsanipoor's 15%. In our study 83 (56%) newborns had decline in serum ...

Phototherapy-Induced Hypocalcemia in Icteric Newborns

Conclusion: Phototherapy in icteric neonates lowers serum calcium level. Iran J Med Sci 2002; 27(4):169-171. Keywords • Hypocalcaemia • hyperbilirubinemia • ...

induced hypocalcemia in icterus newborns - Menoufia Medical Journal

Group B comprised 100 term babies without head covering during phototherapy. Total serum calcium was checked on arrival and. 48 h after starting ...

Phototherapy-Induced Hypocalcemia in Icteric Newborns

Bakground: Phototherapy plays a significant role in the treatment and prevention of hyperbilirubinemia as well as the management of subsequent complications ...

PHOTOTHERAPY INDUCED HYPOCALCEMIA IN ICTERIC ...

This study was done to determine the prevalence of phototherapy induced hypocalcemia in icteric newborn and to compare it between preterm and term babies.

PHOTOTHERAPY INDUCED HYPOCALCEMIA IN ICTERIC ...

Background: Neonatal jaundice is the single most common abnormal physical finding and the cause of morbidity in the first week of life. It is ...

Phototherapy Induced Hypocalcemia in Neonates with ...

Methodology: Total 213 full term stable neonates of either gender with jaundice were studied in this study. Out of which,. 143 with unconjugated ...

Phototherapy induced hypocalcemia in neonatal hyperbilirubinemia ...

Thus, assessment of serum calcium levels after phototherapy should be done in neonates with jaundice. Objectives were to study prevalence of ...

The effect of head covering in prevention of phototherapy

Hypocalcemia is one of the complications which have been recently considered, and phototherapy-induced hypocalcemia has been approved in various studies.[9 ,10 ...

effect of Head Covering on Phototherapy-Induced Hypocalcemia in ...

Incidence of phototherapy induced hypocalcemia is reduced by using head cover especially while using lamp phototherapy. Hypocalcemia, jaundice, ...

The effect of hat on phototherapy-induced hypocalcemia in ...

... jaundice, phototherapy-induced hypocalcemia, hat, calcium therapy. ... Phototherapy-induced hypocalcemia in icteric newborns. IJMS. 2002;27 ...

Frequency of hypocalcemia in jaundiced t | Biomedical Research

Discussion. Jaundice is an important cause of NCU admissions and phototherapy is an important method of treatment in neonatal jaundice as described by Cremer ...

Prevalence of Phototherapy Induced Hypocalcemia in Term Neonate

It is suggested that calcium level be assessed in newborns treated with phototherapy for 48 hours or more and managed accordingly as it seems that ...

incidence of hypocalcemia in neonates with unconjugated ...

The effect of hat on phototherapy induced hypocalcaemia in icteric newborns. IUMS. 2008;15(58):25-29. 8. American Academy of Pediatrics Subcommittee on.

Phototherapy Induced Hypocalcemia in Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia

After 48 hour phototherapy in study group, a significant tall in calcium level in 30% of term & 70% of preterm neonates was observed (p value <0.001).

Phototherapy-induced hypocalcemia in icteric newborns

Results: The difference between pre- and post-phototherapy plasma calcium levels were found to be statistically significant (p<0.05). The decline in plasma ...

"The effect of head covering in the prevention of phototherapy ...

Objective The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of phototherapy-induced hypocalcemia in icterus newborns and to evaluate the role of head ...

the effect of phototherapy on total serum calcium and ionized ...

Phototherapy Induced Hypocalcemia in Neonates with. Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia. ... Phototherapy-induced hypocalcemia in icteric newborns. Iran J Med Sci.

1 Phototherapy Induced Hypocalcaemia in Neonates with Jaundice

So, estimation of calcium levels before and after phototherapy should be done in neonates with jaundice. Aims: The aim of this study is to determine ...