title: Stridor in asphyxiated neonates undergoing therapeutic hypothermia.
abstract: Therapeutic hypothermia is an established standard of care in the treatment of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Application of therapeutic hypothermia in the clinical setting may reveal a wider spectrum of adverse events than previously reported. We report 5 cases of transient respiratory stridor in 51 infants, occurring at different time points in the cooling process, which appeared to be unrelated to the intubation procedure. Therapeutic hypothermia was associated with transient stridor in this case series. Formal laryngoscopy is required to determine the underlying pathologic etiology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, United Kingdom; and.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Orme
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kissack
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom julie-clare.becher@luht.scot.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Julie-Clare
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Becher
mesh_terms: D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: hypothermia; hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy; side effects; stridor; treatment