Abstract

VILLARREAL, Jorge  and  VELEZ, Paola. Handmade LED phototherapy used for the treatment of jaundice compared with others technologies. Maskay [online]. 2020, vol.10, n.1, pp.38-43. ISSN 1390-6712.  https://doi.org/10.24133/maskay.v10i1.1473.

Phototherapy is the treatment indicated for the management of neonatal jaundice. There are different technologies to provide this treatment, including LED devices. For this study, a LED phototherapy lamp is developed to be used in neonatal jaundice. Its efficacy is compared with other devices by measuring the speed in reducing bilirubin levels. This lamp is built with an LED light source composed of a 15×25 LED array that generates 460nm. This device is characterized by being a very compact source of low energy consumption, long duration, and low cost. The obtained results are comparable with industrial manufacturing devices, but less expensive, therefore, more efficient in terms of health costs.

Keywords : Phototherapy; jaundice; LED.

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