Short-term outcomes of asphyxiated neonates depending on outborn versus inborn status
Nora Bruns,
Nadia Feddahi,
Rayan Hojeij
et al.
Abstract:Importance: In neonates with birth asphyxia (BA) and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, therapeutic hypothermia (TH), initiated within six hours, is the only safe and established neuroprotective measure to prevent secondary brain injury. Infants born outside of TH centers have delayed access to cooling. Objective: To compare in-hospital lethality, occurrence of seizures, and functional status at discharge in newborns with BA depending on postnatal transfer to another hospital within 24 hours of admission (outbor… Show more
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