1. Guidelines for phototherapy in hospitalized infants of 35 or more weeks' gestation. These guidelines are based on limited evidence and levels shown are approximations. The guidelines refer to the use of intensive phototherapy (at least 30 μW/cm2 in the blue-green spectrum), which should be used when the total serum bilirubin (TSB) exceeds the line indicated for each category. If TSB approaches the exchange level, the sides of the incubator or bassinet should be lined with aluminum foil or white material. (Reproduced, with permission, from the AAP Subcommittee on Hyperbilirubinemia: Management of hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn infant 35 or more weeks of gestation. Pediatrics 2004;114:297.)
Source: The Newborn Infant, CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatrics, 22e
Citation: Hay WW, Jr., Levin MJ, Deterding RR, Abzug MJ. CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatrics, 22e; 2013 Available at: Accessed: October 27, 2017
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