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Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) Clinical Pathway, ICU – Goals and Metrics

Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) Clinical Pathway — ICU

Goals

  • Expedite arrival to tertiary facility by 6 hrs of age
  • For patients who cannot be transferred within 6 hrs of birth, transferring facility begins passive or active cooling as soon as possible
  • Standardize clinician approach to initiating therapeutic hypothermia in N/IICU

Metrics

  • Limit therapeutic hypothermia to eligible infants
  • Obtain brain MRI on DOL 3-5 for most infants
  • Maintain target temperatures in gestational age-specific range

 

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