Ophthalmic assessment of newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy treated with therapeutic hypothermia – retrospective study [post]

Bogumila Wojcik-Niklewska, Monika Sarnat-Kucharczyk, Erita Filipek, Jerzy Sobczyk, Janina Kohut
2020 unpublished
Background The aim of the study was to evaluate the visual organ in children with severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy treated with controlled hypothermia.Methods Controlled hypothermia was performed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Zabrze using the CritiCool & Cure Wrap System. Children were qualified and examined by neonatologists. All children were treated with whole-body hypothermia for 72 hours with a target temperature of 33 to 34ºC in analgosedation with through biophysical
more » ... ring. After recovery from controlled hypothermia, an ophthalmic examination was performed. The study included 74 newborns. Results: In all newborns transparent optical media were found. Subconjunctival hemorrhage was present in 6 eyes. Only in one case, the retinal blood vessels were dilated as a consequence of circulatory system disorders. Conclusions Ophthalmic examination of children after controlled hypothermia allows early implementation of local and general treatment in case of abnormality.
doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-23242/v1 fatcat:25blks6k2nbczlifvhtpa5cquu