TREATMENT OF HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY BY APPLYING OF THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA AT CAMAU OBSTETRICS-PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL FROM 2017 TO 2022

Vo Phi Au1, Pham Minh Pha1, Phan Viet Son1
1 Ca Mau Hospital of Obstetrics and Pediatrics

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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate treatment results of neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)
by applying of therapeutic hypothermia at Camau Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital from 2017 to
2022.
Method: Cross sectional. 23 HIE newborns were indicated for treatment by therapeutic
hypothermia at Camau Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital from 2017 to 2022.
Results: In 23 HIE newborn, male accounted for 78.3%, severe HIE accounted for 48.8%, the
average age at onset of therapeutic hypothermia was 165.0 ± 88.3 minutes; during procedure
56.5% of newborn had convulsions; 26.1% had PH < 7.2; 13.0% had heart rate less 100 beats per
min, hyperglycemia requiring insulin-therapy; 8.7% had coagulation disorders, platelets less
100,000 per microliter. The mortality rate accounted for 17.4%; Infants with psychomotor
retardation recorded at 12 months old were 20.0%; at 18 months old were 16.7%.
Conclusion: Hypothermia is significant in the treatment of moderate-severe HIE, contributing
to the reduction of mortality and cerebral sequelae.

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