[Comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of various schedules of phototherapy in premature newborn infants with hyperbilirubinemia].

As many as 118 premature neonates weighing from 900 to 2500 g at birth, afflicted with hyperbilirubinemia were examined. In 80 children, the use of phototherapy (PT) appeared an indispensable condition of the treatment of jaundice. The regimen of radiation varied: 28 children received intermittent treatment lasting 24 hours; 52 children were given continuous treatment, with the period of radiation amounting to 48 or 72 hours.