Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) Clinical Pathway — ICU
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