AIM: In this study, it was aimed to investigate which method was superior by applying selective head cooling or whole body cooling therapy in newborns diagnosed with moderate or severe @entity519 ischemic @entity75 . MATERIALS AND METHOD: Newborns above the 35th gestational age diagnosed with moderate or severe @entity519 ischemic @entity75 were included in the study and selective head cooling or whole body cooling therapy was performed randomly. The newborns who were treated by both methods were compared in terms of adverse effects in the early stage and in terms of short-term results. Ethics committee approval was obtained for the study (06.01.2010/35). RESULTS: Fifty three babies diagnosed with @entity519 ischemic @entity75 were studied. Selective head cooling was applied to 17 babies and whole body cooling was applied to 12 babies. There was no significant difference in terms of adverse effects related to cooling therapy between the two groups. When the short-term results were examined, it was found that the hospitalization time was 34 (7-65) days in the selective head cooling group and 18 (7-57) days in the whole body cooling group and there was no significant difference between the two groups (p=0.097). Four @entity1 in the selective head cooling group and two @entity1 in the whole body cooling group were discharged with tracheostomy because of the need for prolonged mechanical ventilation and there was no difference between the groups in terms of discharge with tracheostomy (p=0.528). Five @entity1 in the selective head cooling group and three @entity1 in the whole body cooling group were discharged with a @entity5274 because they could not be fed orally and there was no difference between the groups in terms of discharge with a @entity5274 (p=0.586). One @entity1 who was applied selective head cooling and one @entity1 who was applied whole body cooling died during hospitalization and there was no difference between the groups in terms of mortality (p=0.665). CONCLUSIONS: There is no difference between the methods of selective head cooling and whole body cooling in terms of adverse effects and short-term results.

Comparison of selective head cooling therapy and whole body cooling therapy in newborns with @entity519 ischemic XXXX : short term results.

@entity75 :: ('MESH:D001927', 'Disease') :: ['encephalopathy'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity519 :: ('MESH:D000860', 'Disease') :: ['hypoxic'] @entity5274 :: ('MESH:D005184', 'Disease') :: ['gastrostomy tube']
@entity75 :: (MESH:D001927,Disease) :: ['encephalopathy']
