Passive induction of hypothermia during transport of asphyxiated infants: A risk of excessive cooling

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 942-946

  Hallberg, Boubou ^a,b   Olson, Linus ^a,b   Bartocci, Marco ^a,b   Edqvist, Ingela ^a,b   Blennow, Mats ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy; Neonatal asphyxia; Temperature control; Therapeutic hypothermia; Transport

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COOLING; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTUBATION; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SEIZURE; TEMPERATURE; WARMING;

ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65449161709     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01303.x     Document Type: Article

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