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Title : Comparison Between Manual Soft Tissue Manipulation and Mechanical Vibration in Treatment of Jaundice in Preterm Infants/ Shymaa Mohamed Mabrouk Bondok
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Abstract
One of the most frequent and aggravating disorders in newborns is jaundice. Jaundice is observed during 1st week from birth in approximately 80% of preterm neonates. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare between the effect of manual andmechanical soft tissue manipulation on serum bilirubin, infant weight, length of hospital stay, and stool frequency in preterm infants with jaundice. Subjects and methods: Sixty preterm infants were selected from Benha Children Hospital. They were randomly classified into two groups: group A: received manual soft tissue manipulation and group B: received mechanical vibration. The gestational age of the infants was between 28 and 33 weeks. Daily total serum bilirubin, weight gain, and stool frequency were recorded for each case before and after treatment (4 Consecutivedays, 3times/day, 20 minutes each). Length of hospital stay was also reported. Treatment started on the first day of incubation. Results: There were significant differences in both study groupsmeasured variables pre-and post-treatment, while there was a significant difference in post-treatment in favor ofgroupA (P < 0.05), except weight gain. Conclusion: Applying manual soft tissue manipulation therapy is more effective than mechanical soft tissue vibration in neonates with hyperbilirubinemia.