Hisham Nassif, Meshari Alaifan, Shadi Tamur, Khalid Khadawardi, Ammar A Bahauddin, Aijaz Ahmed, Sarfraz Ahmad, Rajinder Singh, Bakr H Alhussaini, Amber Hassan
INTRODUCTION: Raised serum bilirubin levels can cause kernicterus, and premature infants are at increased risk owing to metabolic immaturity. The standard treatment for neonatal jaundice is phototherapy, but probiotics alone can reduce the duration of phototherapy and hospitalisation. OBJECTIVES: To determine the effectiveness of phototherapy with and without probiotics for the treatment of indirect hyperbilirubinaemia in preterm neonates. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The open-labelled randomised controlled trial was conducted from January 2022 to January 2023 in the neonatal unit of the University of Lahore Teaching Hospital, Pakistan...
March 14, 2024: Paediatrics and International Child Health