dear sir

What should you do if your baby needs phototherapy while using hypothermia?

In our setup, as we are in a tropical country, hypothermia gradually improves while giving phototherapy. If the baby is a preterm and at risk of hypothermia, we use an incubator with a facility to give double phototherapy. While working at the NHS-UK I have noticed NICU nurses using bubble wrap to keep the babies warm while giving phototherapy. I hope this answers your question. Thank you.

The bubble wrap

I once had to use intensive phototherapy on a newborn undergoing therapeutic hypothermia, and there is no problem in using both treatments together, as the hypothermia device adjusts the temperature to maintain the target temperature (33.5 °C) by reducing the temperature of the water circulating through the device (in this case, an Artic Sun).

Perfect!!!! We do the same in Brazil.

We would also treat as needed with phototherapy and trust the servo-controlled temperature retain the hypothermia.

Also, if you use phototherapy devices with LED lights, there's no difference in skin temperature...

We use LED lights for phototherapy and found no effect on hypothermia