Medico-legal implications of hypothermic neuroprotection in the newborn.

J Neonatal Perinatal Med

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.

Published: December 2018

Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) continues to be a significant source of long term neurological sequelae in infants born at or near term. In the past decade, selective head or whole body cooling has shown promising benefit in ameliorating some of the brain injury from intrapartum asphyxial insults and has become standard care in most developed countries. A decision to offer neuroprotective hypothermia (NPH) may engender subsequent litigation because it presupposes an acute intrapartum injury. Conversely, failing to offer cooling may be interpreted as a violation in the standard of care. In this paper, we review the clinical aspects of NPH and the medico-legal scenarios often seen after acute birth injury.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/NPM-181792DOI Listing

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