Is re-cooling an option in babies with hypoxic ischaemic injury
Date First Published:
September 23, 2009
Last Updated:
September 24, 2009
Report by:
Puneet Arora, Neonatal Registrar (Homerton University Hospital)
Three-Part Question:
In [a baby presenting with hypoxic ischaemic insult and seizures after re-warming] is [re-cooling]a [safe option]?
Clinical Scenario:
Term baby with moderate HIE being re-warmed after 72 hours of cooling developes seizures.