Therapeutic hypothermia after perinatal asphyxia in Vietnam : medium-term outcomes at 18 months - a prospective cohort study

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AIM: To determine neurodevelopmental outcome at 18 months after therapeutic hypothermia for hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) infants in Vietnam, a low-middle-income country.

METHOD: Prospective cohort study investigating outcomes at 18 months in severely asphyxiated outborn infants who underwent therapeutic hypothermia for HIE in Hanoi, Vietnam, during the time period 2016-2019. Survivors were examined at discharge and at 6 and 18 months by a neonatologist, a neurologist and a rehabilitation physician, who were blinded to the infants' clinical severity during hospitalisation using two assessment tools: the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) and the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE), to detect impairments and promote early interventions for those who require it.

RESULTS: In total, 130 neonates, 85 (65%) with moderate and 45 (35%) with severe HIE, underwent therapeutic hypothermia treatment using phase change material. Forty-three infants (33%) died during hospitalisation and in infancy. Among the 87 survivors, 69 (79%) completed follow-up until 18 months. Nineteen children developed cerebral palsy (8 diplegia, 3 hemiplegia, 8 dyskinetic), and 11 had delayed neurodevelopment. At each time point, infants with a normal or delayed neurodevelopment had significantly higher ASQ and HINE scores (p<0.05) than those with cerebral palsy.

CONCLUSION: The rates of mortality and adverse neurodevelopment rate were high and comparable to recently published data from other low-middle-income settings. The ASQ and HINE were useful tools for screening and evaluation of neurodevelopment and neurological function.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

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BMJ paediatrics open - 8(2024), 1 vom: 21. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tran, Hang Thi Thanh [VerfasserIn]
Le, Ha Thi [VerfasserIn]
Tran, Dien Minh [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Giang Thi Huong [VerfasserIn]
Hellström-Westas, Lena [VerfasserIn]
Alfven, Tobias [VerfasserIn]
Olson, Linus [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Neonatology
Neurology
Rehabilitation
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 26.02.2024

Date Revised 04.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002208

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NLM368779963