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ArticleBMC pediatrics2023

Safety and efficacy of therapeutic hypothermia in neonates with mild hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.

Zheng Wang, Dan Zhang, Peng Zhang, Wenhao Zhou, Liyuan Hu, Laishuan Wang, Guoqiang Cheng

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Article in BMC pediatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zheng WangDepartment of Neonatology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 201600, China.
Dan ZhangDepartment of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Peng ZhangDepartment of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Wenhao ZhouDepartment of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Liyuan HuDepartment of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Laishuan WangDepartment of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Guoqiang ChengDepartment of Fujian Key Laboratory of Neonatal Diseases, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Neonatal Diseases, Fujian, 361000, China. gqcheng_cm@fudan.edu.cn.
Children's Hospital of Fudan University · CNFujian Medical University · CNShanghai First People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThough there has been an increase in the number of neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) treated by therapeutic hypothermia (TH) in recent years, the effect of therapeutic hypothermia on mild HIE neonates is still uncertain.

objectivesThis study aims to explore the safety and efficacy of therapeutic hypothermia in neonates with mild HIE.

methodsRetrospectively collected between January 2010 to December 2022 at Children's Hospital of Fudan University, neonates with mild HIE were divided into TH and non-TH groups. Clinical data of the mild HIE neonates and their mothers' general information during pregnancy were collected. SPSS 23.0 was used to compare the general condition, the incidence of adverse events, and efficacy in the two groups.

resultsA total of 71 neonates with mild HIE were included, including 31 in the TH group and 40 in the non-TH group. Compared with the non-TH group, the TH group had significantly lower 5-minute Apgar scores [6 (5-7) points vs. 7 (5-8) points, p = 0.033 ], but a higher rate of tracheal intubation at birth (68%, 21/31 vs. 40%, 16/40, p = 0.02), a higher rate of chest compressions > 30 s (39%, 12/31 vs. 15%, 6/40, p = 0.023), the later initiation enteral feeding [4 (3-4) days vs. 1 (1-2) days, p < 0.001], a higher usage rate of analgesic and sedative drugs (45%, 14/31 vs. 18%, 7/40, p = 0.011) and the longer hospital stay [12.5 (11-14) days vs. 9 (7-13.9) days, p = 0.003]. There was no death in 71 mild HIE neonates. TH group had lower incidence of brain injury (16%, 5/31 vs. 43%, 17/40, p = 0.017) and encephalopathy progression (10%, 3/31 vs. 45%, 18/40, p = 0.001) than the non-TH group. There was no statistical significance in the incidence of adverse events between the two groups.

conclusionTherapeutic hypothermia can reduce the incidence of brain injury in neonates with mild HIE.

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Brain InjuriesHypothermia, InducedHypoxia-Ischemia, BrainChildFemaleHumansIncidenceInfant, NewbornPregnancyRetrospective StudiesHypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyMildNeonatalTherapeutic hypothermia

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