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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2017 May 4;187:26–33.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.03.065

Table 1.

Local Inclusion criteria for Therapeutic Hypothermia

A. >34 weeks’ gestation
AND
B. One of the following;

  1. Sentinel event prior to delivery

  2. Apgar score ≤ 5 at 10 minutes

  3. Prolonged resuscitation at birth- chest compressions and/or intubation and/or positive pressure ventilation at 10 minutes

  4. pH ≤ 7.1 from cord blood gas or blood gas within the first hour after birth

  5. Base excess > −12 mEq/L from cord blood gas or blood gas within the first hour after birth
AND
C. One of the following;

  1. Seizure or any clinical concern for seizure

  2. Neonatal encephalopathy