AbstractAim: The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of phototherapy on serummagnesium level in term neonates with hyperbilirubinemia.Material & Methods: A prospective hospital‑based comparative study was conducted on 100eligible neonates admitted in Department of Pediatrics, AIIMS, New Delhi, receivingphototherapy from January 2019 to December 2019. After approval of the ethical committee,informed consent was obtained from the parents of the selected neonates. This study included100 full‑term neonates who were subjected to phototherapy for treating neonatalhyperbilirubinemia according to the guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics.Results: Our study included 100 full‑term neonates with jaundice who received phototherapyfor treating neonatal indirect hyperbilirubinemia, comprising 60 (60%) males, and 40 (40%)females, with the mean gestational age of 38 ± 0.7 weeks and mean postnatal age of 5.4 ± 1.3days. There were 32 (32%) neonates delivered by normal vaginal delivery and 68 (68%)neonates delivered by cesarean section. Mean birth weight was 3.1 kg. The mean difference ofjaundice onset age, intrauterine age, admission weight and mother’s age were not significant.The amount of total serum bilirubin decreases in all groups. The serum total magnesium leveland its changes were reported in three groups before and after phototherapy.Conclusion: In the present study, the serum magnesium level showed a significant reductiononly in the double phototherapy method and remained in the normal range in the other twogroups. On the other hand, in all three treatment groups, the level of serum magnesium beforethe treatment was normal and did not increase significantly

AbstractAim: The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of phototherapy on serummagnesium level in term neonates with hyperbilirubinemia.Material & Methods: A prospective hospital‑based comparative study was conducted on 100eligible neonates admitted in Department of Pediatrics, AIIMS, New Delhi, receivingphototherapy from January 2019 to December 2019. After approval of the ethical committee,informed consent was obtained from the parents of the selected neonates. This study included100 full‑term neonates who were subjected to phototherapy for treating neonatalhyperbilirubinemia according to the guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics.Results: Our study included 100 full‑term neonates with jaundice who received phototherapyfor treating neonatal indirect hyperbilirubinemia, comprising 60 (60%) males, and 40 (40%)females, with the mean gestational age of 38 ± 0.7 weeks and mean postnatal age of 5.4 ± 1.3days. There were 32 (32%) neonates delivered by normal vaginal delivery and 68 (68%)neonates delivered by cesarean section. Mean birth weight was 3.1 kg. The mean difference ofjaundice onset age, intrauterine age, admission weight and mother’s age were not significant.The amount of total serum bilirubin decreases in all groups. The serum total magnesium leveland its changes were reported in three groups before and after phototherapy.Conclusion: In the present study, the serum magnesium level showed a significant reductiononly in the double phototherapy method and remained in the normal range in the other twogroups. On the other hand, in all three treatment groups, the level of serum magnesium beforethe treatment was normal and did not increase significantly