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Collected and compared information included in the literature. Review Manager 5.3 was used to plot bias plots, forest plots, and funnel plots. Statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics 26 and Stata 17 software.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We obtained a total of 486 literature entries, of which 17 were included in the systematic review. The meta-analysis included 647 full-term neonates from 14 studies with complete serum total bilirubin (STB) data before and after phototherapy. The pooled mean reduction in STB was 5.43\u2005mg\/dL (95% CI: 5.30\u20135.56).\n                      <jats:italic>\u03c7<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u2009=\u2009728.01, df\u2009=\u200913 (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.00001),\n                      <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u2009=\u200998%, and\n                      <jats:italic>Z<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200980.54 (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.00001) for STB (mg\/dL) before and after phototherapy. The STB reduction rate in all studies was &amp;gt;18%.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Proper phototherapy can significantly reduce the level of STB and eliminate the symptoms of jaundice in full-term neonates. Light-emitting diode phototherapy devices demonstrated higher efficacy compared with fluorescent tube systems. 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