Journal Club - Should We Cool 35 Week Infants with Encephalopathy?
The Incubator Channel · 15 Jul 2026 · 13 min
Summary
A journal club discussion of a Journal of Perinatology analysis of the National Inpatient Sample examining outcomes of therapeutic hypothermia for 35-week infants with encephalopathy compared with 36-week infants, including mortality and coagulopathy findings. The presenters consider what the evidence gap means in practice and why shared decision making and careful documentation matter when cooling below 36 weeks.
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