Quality Improvement and Outcomes for Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: Obstetrics and Neonatal Perspectives

J Afifi, S Shivanada, P Wintermark, S Wood… - Seminars in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite significant improvement in perinatal care and research, hypoxic ischemic
encephalopathy (HIE) remains a global healthcare challenge. From both published research …

Standardizing neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy evaluation and documentation practices

PJ Peebles, L Christ, J Flibotte, L Presser… - Journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
Background Infants at risk for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) require a time
sensitive evaluation and decision-making regarding treatment with therapeutic hypothermia …

Quality improvement sustainability to decrease utilization drift for therapeutic hypothermia in the NICU

H Kieffer, K Carlton, S Adams, J Jozwik… - Journal of Perinatal …, 2023 - degruyter.com
Objectives Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is now standard of care for the neuroprotection of
patients with moderate to severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). TH misuse results …

Increase in Standardized Management of Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Since Implementation of a Patient Register

A Birkenmaier, M Adams, M Kleber… - Therapeutic …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
The Swiss National Asphyxia and Cooling Register was implemented in 2011. This study
assessed quality indicators of the cooling process and (short-term) outcomes of neonates …

Cooling in mild encephalopathy: Costs and perils of therapeutic creep

V Kumar, M Singla, S Thayyil - Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing confidence in therapeutic hypothermia and ambiguity of cooling guidelines has
led to many clinicians extending its use to untested populations like mild encephalopathy, or …