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8th Edition of Nursing World Conference

October 17-19, 2024 | Baltimore, USA

October 17 -19, 2024 | Baltimore, USA
NWC 2023

Therapeutic hypothermia for perinatal asphyxia

Speaker at Nursing Conferences - Ballambattu Vishnu Bhat
AarupadaiVeedu Medical College & Hospital, Pondicherry, India
Title : Therapeutic hypothermia for perinatal asphyxia

Abstract:

Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) accounts for 30% of neonatal deaths in developing countries and 30% of babies with HIE develop disability. HIE is diagnosed with the following criteria; APGAR score is < 6/10 at 5, cord blood pH < 7 or base deficit > 12m.mol/L, presence of neurological abnormality with organ dysfunction. A fetus/ neonate with primary energy failure may recover but those with secondary energy failure will have varying degree of neurological abnormality. The treatment of asphyxia and resulting HIE was mainly supportive and symptomatic till therapeutic hypothermia was introduced. During therapeutic hypothermia, the HIE infant is maintained at core body temperature of 33-34*C for 72 hrs and gradually rewarmed to normothermia during the next 6-8 hrs. Therapeutic hypothermia reduces morality and morbidity related to perinatal asphyxia as shown in several randomized controlled trials. The trials conducted in our centre on therapeutic hypothermia in reducing oxidative stress, DNA damage, improving renal and myocardial function with better long term neurodevelopmental outcome at 18 months of age will be discussed. Although therapeutic hypothermia improves the outcome in HIE infants, our aim should be to reduce the occurrence of perinatal asphyxia by good antenatal care, early referral and good perinatal care.
Nursing care during initiation and maintenance phase of cooling and later rewarming is extremely important for better outcome.

Audience Take Away Notes:

  • Selection of cases for therapeutic hypothermia, careful monitoring during procedure, early identification of complications with appropriate treatment and proper follow up will improve the outcome among infants who sustained asphyxia.
  • The role of nurses in the whole process is very important.

Biography:

Dr. B. Vishnu Bhat has completed his MBBS in 1974 and MD (Pediatrics) in 1979 from JIPMER, Pondicherry, India which is an institute of National importance. He joined the same institute as a faculty and later Headed the department pediatrics and Neonatology. He retired as Director, JIPMER in 2018. He is presently working as an Adviser – Medical Researchand publications in AVMC&H, Pondicherry.

Dr. Bhat has conducted several research projects related to neonatal and Pediatrics health. He was a faculty in the medical education unit in JIPMER and later in AVMC&H. He has published nearly 400 scientific publications and more than 60 book chapter. He has delivered several orations. His area of interest are perinatal asphyxia, neonatal infections, low birth weight infant management and promotion of breast milk feeding.

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