Table 2 Total serum bilirubin reduction rate per 24 h (as %/hour), Overall bilirubin reduction rate (as %/hour) and Mean treatment duration in hours (N = 41)

 0-24 h

0.59 ± 0.18

0.56 ± 0.13

0.14 ± 0.07

0.03 ± 0.06

0.727

0.45 ± 0.05

< 0.001**

 24-48 h

0.61 ± 0.23

0.73 ± 0.17

0.22 ± 0.06

0.12 ± 0.08

0.065

0.39 ± 0.06

0.006**

 48-72 h

0.76 ± 0.23

0.89 ± 0.15

0.31 ± 0.12

0.13 ± 0.08

0.053

0.45 ± 0.07

0.034**

 72-96 h

0.99*

1.21*

0.45 ± 0.17

0.78

–

0.54 ± 0.18

–

 96-120 h

–

–

0.30*

–

–

–

–

Overall bilirubin reduction rate, %/hour

Mean treatment duration in hours

0.74 ± 0.19

0.84 ± 0.40

0.28 ± 0.12

0.10 ± 3.28

0.125

0.46 ± 2.70

0.008**

69.46 ± 7.55

68.77 ± 11.61

90.33 ± 19.91

0.69 ± 3.84

0.858

20.87 ± 5.19

< 0.001**