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Moderate Hypothermia to Treat Perinatal Asphyxial Encephalopathy
NEJM 361:1349-1358, Azzopardi,D.,et al, 2009
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Article Abstract
Induction of moderate hypothermia for 72 hours in infants who had perinatal asphyxia did not significantly reduce the combined rate of death or severe disability but resulted in improved neurologic outcomes in survivors.
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