Neurodevelopmental outcome following hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and therapeutic hypothermia is related to right ventricular performance at 24-hour postnatal age.
Regan E GiesingerAmr I El ShahedMichael P CastaldoAdrianne R BischoffVann ChauHilary E A WhyteAfif Faisal El-KhuffashLuc MertensPatrick J McNamaraPublished in: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition (2021)
The role of postnatal cardiovascular function on neurological outcomes among patients with HIE who receive TH merits further study. Quantitative measurement of RV function at 24 hours may provide an additional neurological prognostic tool.