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. 2001 Jan 22;2001(1):CD002060. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002060

Donzelli 1996.

Methods Blinding of randomisation: no 
 Blinding of intervention: can't tell but probably impossible 
 Complete follow‐up: yes 
 Blinding of outcome measurement: can't tell
Participants Premature infants <37 weeks GA. 
 Haemolysis excluded. 
 Qualifying SBR >205.2. 
 Fibreoptic n=71, conventional (white) n=71, conventional (blue) n=71.
Interventions Fibreoptic: BiliBlanket at 35 microwatts/cm2/nm (measured). 
 Conventional (white): Sylvania Daylight (1 bank with 8 white tubes) at 9 microwatts/cm2/nm (measured). 
 Conventional (blue): Philips Special Blue (1 bank with 8 blue tubes) at 27 microwatts/cm2/nm (measured).
Outcomes % decline in SBR/day over treatment period. 
 % decline in SBR/hr over treatment period. 
 Duration of phototherapy.
Notes Further data awaited
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? High risk C ‐ Inadequate