Management of therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in a tertiary centre in South Africa.

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Abstract

Therapeutic hypothermia (TH), shown in developed countries to improve outcome in infants with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE), was introduced into standard care at Tygerberg Children's Hospital in 2008. We aimed to describe the management and characteristics of infants treated with TH at this tertiary centre as well as the logistical challenges encountered.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed.

Title: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition

Publisher: BMJ

ISSN (Electronic): 1468-2052

ISSN (Print): 1359-2998

Publication date (Electronic): Nov 2015

Volume: 100

Issue: 6

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[1 ] Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Tygerberg Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.

[2 ] Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Department of Paediatrics, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College, London, UK.

[3 ] Tygerberg Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.

[4 ] Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa Department of Perinatal Imaging and Health, Division of Bioengineering and Imaging Sciences, Centre for Developing Brain, St Thomas' Hospital King's College, London, UK.

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Publisher Item ID: archdischild-2015-308398

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-308398

PubMed ID: 26126846

SO-VID: efa682bc-73f6-40ef-92c6-c0ca7e293ffb

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Keywords: Monitoring,Neonatology,Temp Regulation

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Keywords: Monitoring, Neonatology, Temp Regulation

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