Research Article
Effects of Phototherapy on the Serum Magnesium Level in Neonates with Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia: A Prospective Cohort Study
Table 4
Serum magnesium status before and after phototherapy in three treatment groups.
| Phototherapy types | Before phototherapy | After phototherapy | | <1.5 | 1.5-2.2 | <2.2 | <1.5 | 1.5-2.2 | <2.2 | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| Single | 0 (0.0) | 46 (86.8) | 7 (13.2) | 0 (0.0) | 43 (81.1) | 10 (18.9) | 0.581 | Double | 1 (1.8) | 32 (56.1) | 24 (42.1) | 3 (5.3) | 44 (77.2) | 10 (17.5) | 0.003 | Intensive | 1 (2.0) | 38 (72.0) | 12 (23.5) | 1 (2.0) | 39 (76.5) | 11 (21.6) | 0.967 |
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