%0 Journal Article
%T Irradiance of phototherapy equipment in maternity wards in Macei¨®
%A Ferreira
%A Anne Laura Costa
%A Nascimento
%A Renata Medeiros do
%A Ver¨ªssimo
%A Regina C¨¦lia Sales Santos
%J Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
%D 2009
%I Universidade de S?o Paulo
%R 10.1590/S0104-11692009000500016
%X the effectiveness of neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia treatment depends directly on the amount of energy emitted by light (irradiance). this cross-sectional study aimed to determine the irradiance of phototherapy equipment in maternity wards in macei¨®, al, brazil. all equipment in use in the neonatal units in macei¨® was included in the study, totaling 36 devices, except those in maintenance. the measurement of irradiance was carried out with a radiometer. we observed that 72.20% of the equipment presented efficient irradiance and 27.76% were inefficient. the conclusion is that the majority of phototherapy devices are emitting the minimum required irradiance for neonatal jaundice treatment.
%K jaundice
%K phototherapy
%K infant
%K newborn
%K light
%K radiation measurement.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0104-11692009000500016&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en