• Läkartidningen · Apr 2001

    Review

    [Cooling as treatment of birth asphyxia].

    • G Greisen.
    • Neonatalklinikken, Juliane Marie Centret, Rigshospitalet, København. greisen@rh.dk
    • Lakartidningen. 2001 Apr 4;98(14):1670-3.

    AbstractIn about 10 per cent of children with cerebral palsy, the most probable cause is birth asphyxia. The brain injury following birth asphyxia evolves in part over hours or days--as a secondary process. This opens a 'window of opportunity' for intervention. Decreasing the temperature by as little as 3 degrees C appears to be effective. It is possible to identify babies with a 50 per cent risk of death or survival with cerebral palsy within 3 to 6 hours after birth. Pilot trials of cooling suggest that the side-effects of cooling can be managed. Randomized controlled trials are underway. Obtaining informed consent from the parents for these trials represents a particular challenge.

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