Affiliation:
1. balıkesir şehir hastanesi
2. BALIKESIR UNIVERSITY
Abstract
Aims: We aimed to investigate the effect of phototherapy treatment by showing that it increases systemic inflammation and changes in NLR (neutrophil count/lymphocyte count), PLO (platelet count/lymphocyte count), systemic Inflammation Index (platelet count × neutrophil count/lymphocyte count ratio) in peripheral blood.
Methods: It was conducted at Balıkesir University Health Practice and Research Hospital between April 2023 and August 2023. 60 babies with a gestational age of ≥36 weeks and a birth weight of ≥2500 g were included in the study.
Results: A statistically significant difference was detected between WBC, lymphocyte count, monocyte count, neutrophil count, lymphocyte/monocyte, systemic inflammatory index before and after phototherapy (p
Publisher
Journal of Medicine and Palliative Care
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