Comparison 7. BiliBlanket vs conventional phototherapy.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Duration of phototherapy (hr)	6	462	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	7.79 [3.23, 12.34]
2 Use of exchange transfusion	4	214	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.62 [0.38, 6.93]
3 Use of additional phototherapy	9	656	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.57 [1.10, 2.24]
4 Change in serum bilirubin concentration over total treatment period (% change/d)	8	513	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	3.64 [2.25, 5.03]
5 Change in serum bilirubin concentration over total treatment period (% change/hr)	8	513	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.12 [0.08, 0.17]
6 Change in serum bilirubin concentration over first 24 hours of treatment (% change/24 hr)	5	139	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	3.51 [0.76, 6.25]
7 Change in serum bilirubin concentration over first 48 hours of treatment (% change/48 hr)	4	119	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	8.27 [4.62, 11.92]
8 Use of repeat phototherapy for rebound jaundice	5	439	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.72 [0.70, 4.27]