Shining light on chest shielding.
rct · Level II
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 39090413.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/s41390-024-03434-7.
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Abstract
Key message: Chest shielding during phototherapy does not reduce the incidence of symptomatic PDA in preterm infants and does not affect phototherapy's efficacy. This study adds to the existing literature by providing a double-blinded RCT confirming previous inconsistent findings on the impact of chest shielding on PDA incidence. However, phototherapy may exert cardiovascular changes, including vasodilatation. Chest shielding should not be recommended to be routinely performed in preterm infants during phototherapy.
Medical subject headings
- Phototherapy
- Ductus Arteriosus, Patent
- Thorax
- Radiation Protection