Therapeutic hypothermia to treat hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in newborns: implications for nurses.
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in newborns is caused by an injury to the brain following a hypoxic or an ischemic event during the peripartum, intrapartum or postpartum period. HIE may result in death or cause serious impairment in survivors, and remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among neonates. Mild hypothermia as a treatment for HIE is commonly used to treat moderate to severe HIE, with promising results. Nurses play an integral role in identifying newborns at risk of developing HIE.
Lisa
L
Merrill
D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D020925:Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000451:nursing; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research