Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy upon admission to the neonatal intensive care unit

Parameter	N	Median (IQR)
Apgar at 1 min	19	1 (1, 2)
Apgar at 5 min	19	3 (2, 5)
Apgar at 10 min	19	5 (3, 6)
Cord blood pH	15	7.00 (6.91, 7.05)
Cord blood base deficit	15	−11 (–10,–15)
Arterial pH within 1 h of life	19	7.07 (6.94, 7.24)
Base deficit within 1 h of life	19	−17 (–13,–22)

IQR interquartile range