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BiliLux LED Phototherapy Light System From Dräger

The BiliLux is a compact and lightweight LED phototherapy light system for the treatment of neonatal jaundice. It provides superior phototherapy performance, individualized therapy with electronic documentation capabilities and the flexibility for seamless integration into practically every workplace.

Benefits

Superior phototherapy with even and broad irradiance distribution

​Phototherapy is effectively used for treating neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: The BiliLux phototherapy light has its irradiance peaks in the most effective wavelength range to reduce the bilirubin which is 460-490 nm. By achieving extremely high irradiance levels, the BiliLux fullfills the requirements of the American Academy of Prediatrics (AAP). In addition, the irradiance can be dimmed in 5 steps to provide the adequate therapy for the patient. The phototherapy light features a large surface area to cover full term and premature babies. The irradiance is evenly distributed over the entire mattress to ensure superior phototherapy.

Seamless workplace integration for more flexibility

​The BiliLux phototherapy light was designed for flexible use and seamless integration into the neonatal workplace. The phototherapy light can be placed on an incubator hood, mounted with the spring arm to warming therapy devices or ceiling supplies or used with a trolley. The BiliLux offers the perfect combination for every workplace. To simplify the process, the phototherapy light can be easily locked and unlocked by using the intuitive and safe quick-connect mechanism.

The BiliLux also features a white observation light to observe the baby between phototherapy sessions or to switch white light on during phototherapy to soften blue light.

Designed for a healthy and family-friendly environment

​The family-friendly and compact design saves space around the neonatal workplace while simultaneously providing high irradiances to treat neonatal jaundice. The BiliLux is lightweight for easy handling and storage. And most important: it is soundless to ensure a calm and nuturing atmosphere for the baby, parents and caregivers.

Infection prevention – priority in our development

​Hygiene and infection prevention is an important topic in the neonatal segment: the BiliLux was designed for easy and fast cleaning supported by smooth surfaces. Unlike some other phototherapy devices, the BiliLux does not have any ventilation slots or fans in order to improve infection prevention.

Individualized care and quality management – easy and safe

​The optional BiliLux Radiometer is specifically designed for the phototherapy light and instantly measures the irradiance. By using the radiometer, the correct positioning of the baby under the phototherapy light and the adequate irradiance that the baby receives can be ensured. In addition, each measurement (incl. Date and time) and the phototherapy duration can be stored and downloaded in a phototherapy report e.G. For patient documentation or quality control purposes.

Electronic data transfer – for more efficient workflows

​The phototherapy LED supports the hospital and clinical processes by providing the ability for electronic documentation. The electronic data transfer is much faster and less prone to errors. The work in the NICU becomes more efficient.

5 Reasons Why Your Newborn Isn't Sleeping At Night

The top reasons why your newborn isn't sleeping at night include hunger, not understanding the time of day, and illness.

"Just sleep when the baby sleeps!"

Well, that's great advice if your little one is actually getting some rest. But what if you spend more time pacing the halls with a wide-eyed newborn than you do catching some Zzz's?

Read on to learn five common reasons why some babies like the nightlife, and what you can do to get back on the sleep train.

Some babies start sleeping on what's called a day/night reversal schedule. Your baby sleeps well during the day, but is awake and busy at night. It's frustrating and exhausting, but it's temporary.

Here are a few things you can do to help your baby learn that day is for play and night is for rest:

Keep them awake a little longer during each waking period during the day. This will help increase the need for sleep later. Some sleep experts recommend playing with your baby for a few minutes after a feeding instead of letting your baby fall asleep.

Get your baby outside and in the sun (make sure they're well protected, of course). Natural light helps reset their internal clock. If you can't get outside, place your baby's crib or sleeper near a window that gets steady, bright light.

Avoid sleep-inducing activities, if at all possible, during the day. Don't fight your baby's need to sleep. But if you can keep them out of the car seat for a bit, that extra time awake will help them later.

Keep lights low or turn them out at night anywhere near baby's sleeping area. Likewise for sound and movement. Your goal should be zero disruptions.

Consider swaddling your baby at night so their arms and legs don't move and wake them. You can also try putting them to sleep in a small crib, so they feel snug and secure.

Your newborn isn't eating all that much in a single feeding. If you're breastfeeding, the milk is digested quickly. That means a baby can wake up hungry and ready to fill their belly.

Hunger is a common reason babies wake during the night. Babies need to eat to grow, so it's not healthy to try and change this need or retrain it.

Even if you know that you just fed your baby a couple of hours earlier, check to see if food is what your little one needs.

Thirst is another reason babies wake up. A drink of breast milk or formula may do the trick.

There's almost always something going on with your newborn's body, and a lot of it is uncomfortable.

Your baby may:

Every one of those things will cause a baby to wake up often during the night. Check with your pediatrician if you suspect pain or allergies could be the culprit.

If you think gas is the problem, there are some natural remedies that can help, such as massaging your baby to relieve the gas.

Some babies are so in love with their parents, they can't waste time on sleep. Your baby wants to know what you are doing. And baby wants to play. With you. In the middle of the night.

Some parents find that sleeping in the same room helps baby feel close while still allowing parents to get some rest. (Note that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends room sharing, but not bed sharing, with your baby.)

Babies are sensitive. Too much stimulation can throw them off their sleeping game.

Stimulation might come in the form of mom eating too much chocolate that comes out in her milk, too much pinching from Aunt Joanne, or just too much daytime play.

Baby's wakefulness at night is often a clue for mothers who breastfeed that something in their diet is not agreeing with their baby's tummies.

Other caregivers find that a busy day full of noise and activity makes it hard for their baby to switch to resting mode.

You can't take back what's already happened, but you can learn to gauge your baby's threshold for activity. Maybe a trip to the park and a visit with the grandparents is all your baby can do for the day.

Don't push for dinner with the neighbors, too, if you realize that means your baby isn't going to be able to wind down and get some sleep.

In most cases, your newborn is awake at night during short phases of those early months of life. It can seem like an eternity when you're exhausted, but it often lasts for just a few days or weeks.

It's also likely that most of the reasons your little one is awake are temporary, and not emergencies.

But there's an increasing call in the medical community for pediatricians to pay attention to parents when they say their babies don't sleep.

If you think your child is experiencing an undiagnosed illness or allergy, push your doctor to take your concerns seriously. It could be the key to both you and your baby getting some much needed rest.

History Of Interventions

History of Interventions

Built on the shifting sands of a former estuary, the Leaning Tower of Pisa probably began tilting not long after medieval laborers laid its first foundation stones. In the 800 years since, a bevy of architects, engineers, and self-appointed problem-solvers have bent over backwards trying to slow, halt, or ideally reverse the lean. All efforts have failed - until now. Here we take a look back at those myriad and often misguided attempts, including the most recent and promising of all.

1172The widow Berta of Bernardo leaves 60 "coins" in her will to the Opera Campanilis Petrarum Sancte Marie to buy stones to build a tower.

1173On August 9, workers lay the foundation stones for what will become the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Constructed of marble, lime, and stones, the tower is built in a circular ditch about five feet deep, on ground consisting of clay, fine sand, and shells.

1178When the tower is just over three stories tall, construction stops for unknown reasons. Modern analysis reveals that had work continued before allowing underlying soils to consolidate, the tower would certainly have toppled.

1272Work recommences nearly a century after the tower was begun, led by Giovanni Di Simone. Initially the tower leans to the north 0.2 degrees off of vertical, but by 1278, when workers reach the seventh cornice and construction stops again (perhaps for military reasons), the tower tilts to the south about one degree, or roughly 2.7 feet.

1360Over the next 90 years, the inclination increases to about 1.6 degrees. Work on the bell chamber begins about this time. Clearly a southward lean is already apparent, as workers seeking to correct it add six steps from the seventh cornice up to the bell chamber's floor on the south side, while only adding four steps on the north side. The tower is officially completed about 1370.

1655Workers install the largest of the tower's seven bells, a behemoth weighing three-and-a-half tons.

1817Two British architects use a plumb line to determine that the foundation's inclination is now about five degrees.

1838The architect Alessandro Della Gherardesca digs out a walkway called the catino around the base of the tower, to make the formerly buried foundation steps and column plinths visible.

1859Measurements made by the Frenchman Ruhault de Fleury reveal that Gherardesca's 1838 excavation led to a serious increase in inclination. Since the catino lies below the water table on the south side, the excavation triggered an inrush of water there, along with a possible half a degree increase in the lean.

1911Precise measurements of the tower's inclination commence using a theodolite. These measurements will be repeated annually from now on, providing a valuable record of tower movements in this century.

1928Officials add four level stations around the tower's plinth level to help monitor changes in the inclination.

1934Engineers install a plumb line and a spirit level to measure both the north-south and east-west tilt of the tower. They also drill 361 holes into the masonry foundation and inject 80 tons of grout. The purpose of the grout is to strengthen the masonry, yet the result is a sudden increase in the tower's tilt of 31 arc seconds. (Five arc seconds is equivalent to 1.5 millimeters, or a little over half an inch, of movement at the top of the tower.)

1966Soil and masonry drilling within and beneath the foundations engenders a modest but not insignificant increase in the tilt of six arc seconds.

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