TY - JOUR T1 - Adherence to hypothermia guidelines in newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy JO - Anales de Pediatría (English Edition) T2 - AU - Vega-del-Val,Cristina AU - Arnaez,Juan AU - Caserío,Sonia AU - Gutiérrez,Elena Pilar AU - Castañón,Leticia AU - Benito,Marta AU - Garcia-Alix,Alfredo SN - 23412879 M3 - 10.1016/j.anpede.2021.07.007 DO - 10.1016/j.anpede.2021.07.007 UR - https://analesdepediatria.org/en-adherence-hypothermia-guidelines-in-newborns-articulo-S2341287922001314 AB - IntroductionWe do not have population data in Spain on the application of therapeutic hypothermia (TH). The objective was to examine adherence to management standards during TH of infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). MethodMulticenter observational cohort study from the beginning of TH (year 2010) in 5 hospitals in a Spanish region, until year 2019. Results133 patients were recruited, 72% diagnosed with moderate HIE and the rest of them with severe HIE. In 84% of infants, passive hypothermia was started at birth. Active TH was started at a median age of 5 h of life (IQR 3.3; 6.3), although the central targeted temperature (33−34 °C) was reached at a median age of 3.5 h (IQR 1; 6). Those born extramural, initiated active TH 3.3 h on average later than those born intramural, but without differences in the age at which the targeted temperature was reached.Sedoanalgesia was used in 97%. 100% were monitored with amplitude-integrated EEG and 59% with cerebral oxymetry. MRI was performed in 94% with moderate HIE vs. 65% with severe; P < .001. Neuron-specific enolase in cerebrospinal fluid was determined in 42%. The average duration of rewarming was median 10 h (IQR 8; 12), with no differences depending on the degree of HIE (P = .57). ConclusionsThe implementation of TH successfully met the standards. However, aspects of care that could be improved were detected. Auditing newborn care with HIE is crucial to achieving programs with a high quality of care in each region ER -