Comparison 5. Fibreoptic vs conventional phototherapy with a combination of white and blue light.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Duration of phototherapy (hr)	1	142	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.90 [‐5.96, 11.76]
2 Use of exchange transfusion	1	44	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
3 Use of additional phototherapy	2	186	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.4 [0.05, 3.55]
4 Change in serum bilirubin concentration over total treatment period (% change/d)	2	174	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	3.85 [2.05, 5.65]
5 Change in serum bilirubin concentration over total treatment period (% change/hr)	2	178	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.07 [0.00, 0.13]
6 Change in serum bilirubin concentration over first 24 hours of treatment (% change/24 hr)	2	70	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	3.30 [‐0.83, 7.42]
7 Change in serum bilirubin concentration over first 48 hours of treatment (% change/48 hr)	2	70	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	15.93 [12.49, 19.38]
8 Use of repeat phototherapy for rebound jaundice	1	142	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.0 [0.21, 4.79]