The Incubator l ๐ก Rethinking Phototherapy โ Drafting the New AAP Guidelines with Dr. Alex Kemper
The Incubator Channel ยท 16 Nov 2025 ยท 45 min
Summary
A podcast interview with Dr Alex Kemper, chair of the AAP subcommittee behind the 2022 neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia guideline, covering why the 2004 guideline was revised, why phototherapy thresholds were raised and why the risk nomogram was dropped. It also discusses the harms of overusing phototherapy, shared decision-making and follow-up after discharge.
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