Guideline
Turkish Neonatal Society Guideline on neonatal encephalopathy.
- Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and cooling
- Medical
- Neurodevelopmental follow-up
- Neurology
- Nursing
This guideline is from 2018, more than five years ago. Check whether a newer version exists and which version your unit follows.
Summary
National guideline from the Turkish Neonatal Society aiming to standardise management of neonatal encephalopathy across Turkey. It focuses on therapeutic hypothermia as standard treatment for infants of 35 weeks' gestation or more with intrapartum hypoxia-related moderate-to-severe encephalopathy. It notes improved survival and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 18 months with cooling, and that infants with severe encephalopathy remain at risk of death or severe impairment.
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