Proposing a Care Practice Bundle for Neonatal Encephalopathy during Therapeutic Hypothermia

Neonates with neonatal encephalopathy (NE) often present with multi-organ dysfunction that requires multidisciplinary specialized management. Care of the neonate with NE is thus complex with interaction between the brain and the various organ systems. Illness severity during the first days of birth, and not only during the initial hypoxia-ischemia event, is a significant predictor of adverse outcomes in neonates with NE treated with therapeutic hypothermia (TH). We thus propose a care practice bundle dedicated to support the injured neonatal brain that is based on the current best evidence for each organ system.

Source: Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine - October 15, 2021 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Pia Wintermark, Khorshid Mohammad, Sonia L. Bonifacio, Newborn Brain Society Guidelines and Publications Committee Source Type: research