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ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2023

Rewarming rate of hypothermic neonates in a low-resource setting: a retrospective single-center study.

Elisa Rossi, Donald Micah Maziku, Dionis Erasto Leluko, Chiara Guadagno, Luca Brasili, Gaetano Azzimonti, Giovanni Putoto, Andrea Pietravalle, Francesco Cavallin, Daniele Trevisanuto

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Article in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Elisa RossiDoctors with Africa CUAMM, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Donald Micah MazikuMaternal and Child Department, Tosamaganga Council Designated Hospital, Ipamba, Tanzania.
Dionis Erasto LelukoMaternal and Child Department, Tosamaganga Council Designated Hospital, Ipamba, Tanzania.
Chiara GuadagnoDoctors with Africa CUAMM, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Luca BrasiliDoctors with Africa CUAMM, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Gaetano AzzimontiDoctors with Africa CUAMM, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Giovanni PutotoDepartment of Research, Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Padova, Italy.
Andrea PietravalleDepartment of Research, Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Padova, Italy.
Francesco Cavallin *Independent Statistician, Solagna, Italy.
Daniele Trevisanuto *Department of Woman's and Child's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Doctors with Africa Cuamm · ITTanzania National Parks · TZIstituto Nazionale di Statistica · ITUniversity of Padua · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Hypothermic neonates need to be promptly rewarmed but there is no strong evidence to support a rapid or a slow pace of rewarming. This study aimed to investigate the rewarming rate and its associations with clinical outcomes in hypothermic neonates born in a low-resource setting. Methods: This retrospective study evaluated the rewarming rate of hypothermic inborn neonates admitted to the Special Care Unit of Tosamaganga Hospital (Tanzania) in 2019-2020. The rewarming rate was calculated as the difference between the first normothermic value (36.5-37.5°C) and the admission temperature, divided by the time elapsed. Neurodevelopmental status at 1 month of age was assessed using the Hammersmith Neonatal Neurological Examination. Results: Median rewarming rate was 0.22°C/h (IQR: 0.11-0.41) in 344/382 (90%) hypothermic inborn infants, and was inversely correlated to admission temperature (correlation coefficient -0.36, Conclusions: Our findings did not show any significant association between rewarming rate and mortality, selected complications or abnormal neurologic exam suggestive of cerebral palsy. However, further prospective studies with strong methodological approach are required to provide conclusive evidence on this topic.

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cerebral palsyhypotermialow-resource settingnewbornsrewarming

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PMID37228438
PMCPMC10203202
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