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

Pezzati 2000.

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 Healthy, premature infants <37 weeks GA. 
 Infants with congenital malformations, birth asphyxia, respiratory distress, renal or gastrointestinal pathologies, patent ductus arteriosus, hypo‐ or hypertension, anaemia and polycythaemia excluded. 
 Haemolysis permitted. 
 Qualifying SBR >171. 
 Fibreoptic n=20, conventional n=19.
Interventions Fibreoptic: BiliBlanket. 
 Conventional: Drager blue light.
Outcomes Duration of phototherapy. 
 Use of exchange transfusion. 
 Absolute SBR at baseline, 24 hrs and at end of phototherapy.
Notes Further data awaited
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? High risk C ‐ Inadequate