[4] Enteral feedings are often delayed secondary to concerns surrounding hypoxic injury to the gastrointestinal ... hypothermia would compromise the infant's ability to tolerate enteral feedings.
Citation Sample Size/Inclusion Criteria Method/Duration of Cooling Follow-up Findings 27 234 term infants; 116 randomly selected for cooling and 118 selected for control. Sixteen infants were lost ...
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is one of the leading causes of newborn mortality and morbidity worldwide, and lowering the baby’s body temperature—called therapeutic hypothermia—is often used ...