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Effect of Depth and Duration of Cooling on Death or Disability at Age 18 Months Among Neonates With Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

S Shankaran, A Laptop, A Pappas, et al for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network JAMA, 2017, 318(1):57-67

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The current standard of care for neonates born at full term with moderate or severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is cooling for 72 hours at 33.5C. Could cooling to 32C, or for 120 hours, or both, be better ? Data from animal studies suggests this may be the case.

This study explores...


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