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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: There was no difference in the rate of exchange transfusions between the IVIg and placebo groups (7 of 41 [17 %] vs 6 of 39 [15 %] ; P =. 99) and in the number of exchange transfusions per patient (median [range] : 0 [0-2] vs 0 [0-2] ; P =. 90) or in duration of phototherapy (4. 7 [1. 8] vs 5. 1 [2. 1] days ; P =. 34), maximum bilirubin levels (14. 8 [4. 7] vs 14. 1 [4. 9] mg/dL ; P =. 52), and proportion of neonates who required top-up red-cell transfusions (34 of 41 [83 %] vs 34 of 39 [87 %] ; P =. 76).