Cooling for longer or to lower temperatures has no effect on morbidity and mortality of neonates with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy

Affiliations

¹ Paediatric Department, University Hospital Crosshouse, NHS Ayrshire and Arran, Ayr, UK.
² Fraser of Allander Neurosciences Unit, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, UK.

Comment

Kirsty E Elliott et al. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2018 Aug.

. 2018 Aug;103(4):224.

doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-315106. Epub 2018 May 10.

¹ Paediatric Department, University Hospital Crosshouse, NHS Ayrshire and Arran, Ayr, UK.
² Fraser of Allander Neurosciences Unit, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, UK.

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Keywords: neonatology; neurodisability.

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