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Whole Body Cooling Protocol
Timely initiation of whole body cooling is a new therapy that can reduce complications of perinatal asphyxia. Because a significant percentage of these babies are not born in large tertiary centers, it is critical that community healthcare providers begin the cooling protocol. For further information, we have added a New England Journal of Medicine, 2005 article titled "Whole Body Hypothermia for Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy."
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New Whole Body Cooling Protocol posters available for NICU's, Nurseries, or Maternal/Child Units.
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Recent News
Premature baby evacuees headed back home
October 15, 2008Wendy Rigby - KENS 5 Eyewitness News
It has taken heroic efforts to get critical patients out of harm’s way. Now that the immediate threat from Ike is over, some of the smallest evacuees are headed home. The journey starts at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, where tiny Chris Angel Chavez, a premature baby from Brownsville, has been cared for since he was evacuated a week ago.
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