All issues > Volume 29(7); 1986

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1986;29(7):710-714. Published online July 31, 1986.

Effects of Phototherapy on Peripheral Blood Findings in Full Term Newborns.

Moon Ja Kim¹, Keun Lee¹

¹Dept, of Pediatrics, Ewha Womans University Hospital, Seoul

Abstract

The effects of phototherapy used in treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia on peripheral blood findings were studied in full term newborns. There was no significant difference between daily mean hematocrits and WBC counts of phototherapy group and control group. The mean platelet count was not decreased during phototherapy in treated group, but significantly increased after phototherapy was stopped. 、

Keywords :Phototherapy; Peripheral blood finding.