Therapeutic hypothermia cools an asphyxiated newborn to 33 to 34 degrees Celsius for 72 hours. This slows the cascade of brain cell death following oxygen deprivation at birth, reducing the extent of injury and improving long-term neurological outcomes in hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy.
Written by Dr. Shrikant Giri, MBBS , MD Paediatrics, Fellowship in Critical Care (IAP, 2003), DPAA, FAAP, Registered NRP Instructor (IAP and NNF), State Basic NRP Coordinator, Regional Advanced NRP Instructor, Director - Shri Shishu Bhawan and MATRIARCH Mother and Child Hospital, Coordinator - DNB Postgraduate Institute, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 20+ years, 25,000+ children. Phone: +91 9300989803.
