PROJECT FIREFLYinfant phototherapy

Hyperbilirubinemia:

• Increasedlevelsofbilirubinintheblood

• Associatedwithjaundice(yellowishskindiscoloration),poorfeeding,infantlethargy

• “Bilirubinispotentiallytoxictothecentralnervoussystem.Sufficientlyelevatedlevelsofbilirubincanleadto[...]devastating,permanentneurodevelopmentalhandicaps.”

From J. Maisels, “Phototherapy for Neonatal Jaundice,” NEJM 358;9, Feb08. Absorbance spectrum of bilirubin shown as white line.

RECOMMENDED USE ACTUAL USE

OVERHEAD PHOTOTHERAPY FIREFLY PHOTOTHERAPY

TRUSTWORTHINESSEVALUATION

OVERHEAD PHOTOTHERAPY FIREFLY PHOTOTHERAPY

OVERHEAD PHOTOTHERAPY FIREFLY PHOTOTHERAPY

OVERHEAD PHOTOTHERAPY FIREFLY PHOTOTHERAPY

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