Comparison 3. Fibreoptic vs conventional phototherapy with white light.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Duration of phototherapy (hr)	4	286	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	9.60 [4.00, 15.20]
2 Use of additional phototherapy	4	300	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	3.08 [1.27, 7.48]
3 Change in serum bilirubin concentration over total treatment period (% change/d)	7	381	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	4.14 [2.74, 5.55]
4 Change in serum bilirubin concentration over total treatment period (% change/hr)	7	381	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.19 [0.14, 0.24]
5 Change in serum bilirubin concentration over first 24 hours of treatment (% change/24 hr)	4	115	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.84 [‐0.19, 5.86]
6 Change in serum bilirubin concentration over first 48 hours of treatment (% change/48 hr)	3	95	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	11.72 [8.43, 15.01]
7 Use of repeat phototherapy for rebound jaundice	4	297	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.27 [0.73, 7.12]