asphyxia (suffocation)
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Introduction
Impaired oxygen & carbon dioxide gas exchange related to ventilation.
Etiology
Pathology
Management
- therapeutic hypothermia for perinatal asphixa[3]
- long-term sustained functional benefit through age 6-7 years
- not associated with a survival benefit
More general terms
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
- ↑ Wikipedia: Asphyxia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asphyxia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Azzopardi D et al. Effects of hypothermia for perinatal asphyxia on childhood outcomes. N Engl J Med 2014 Jul 10; 371:140 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25006720