Temperature profile and outcomes of neonates undergoing whole body hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
BACKGROUND: Decreases below the target temperature were noted among neonates undergoing cooling in the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network Trial of whole body hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the temperature profile and impact on outcome among ≥ 36 wk gestation neonates randomized at ≤ 6 hrs of age targeting an esophageal temperature of 33.5°C for 72 hrs.
DESIGN, SETTING, PATIENTS: Infants with intermittent temperatures recorded of
Shankaran S, Laptook AR, McDonald SA, et al. "Temperature profile and outcomes of neonates undergoing whole body hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy." Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2012;13(1):53-9.PubMed