Laser Photoradiation Therapy For Neonatal Jaundice

Mostafa Hamza; Mohammad Hamza

doi:10.1117/12.939674

6 April 1987 Laser Photoradiation Therapy For Neonatal Jaundice

Mostafa Hamza, Mohammad Hamza

Proceedings Volume 0737, New Developments and Applications in Gas Lasers; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.939674
Event: OE LASE'87 and EO Imaging Symposium, 1987, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

This paper describes our leading experience in the clinical application of laser in the treatment of neonatal jaundice. Currently, the irradiation of jaundiced infants during neonatal life to fluorescent light is the most common treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. The authors have investigated the photodegradation of bilirubin by laser in vitro and in Gunn rats before embarking on its clinical application in the treatment of jaundice in the new born child. This work was done to study the theraputic effect of laser compared to the currently used phototherapy in the treatment of neonatal jaundice. We selected 16 full term neonates with jaundice to be the subject of this study. The neonates of the study were devided into two groups. The first group was treated with continuous phototherapy . The second group recieved photoradiation therapy with gas laser The laser used was a CW argon-ion laser tuned to oscillate at 488.0 nm wavelength. This wavelength selection was based on our previous studies on the effect of laser irradiation of Gunn rats at different wavelengths. Comparison of the results of both methods of treatment will be reported in detail. The advantages and limitations of laser photoradiation therapy for neonatal jaundice will be discussed.

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Mostafa Hamza and Mohammad Hamza "Laser Photoradiation Therapy For Neonatal Jaundice", Proc. SPIE 0737, New Developments and Applications in Gas Lasers, (6 April 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.939674

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