Hypothermia for perinatal asphyxia: trial-based resource use and costs at 6-7 years.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the impact of hypothermic neural rescue for perinatal asphyxia at birth on healthcare costs of survivors aged 6-7 years, and to quantify the relationship between costs and overall disability levels.

Design

6-7 years follow-up of surviving children from the Total Body Hypothermia for Neonatal Encephalopathy (TOBY) trial.

Setting

Community study including a single parental questionnaire to collect information on children's healthcare resource use.

Patients

130 UK children (63 in the control group, 67 in the hypothermia group) whose parents consented and returned the questionnaire.

Interventions

Intensive care with cooling of the body to 33.5°C for 72 hours or intensive care alone.

Main outcome measures

Healthcare resource usage a

SUBMITTER: Rivero-Arias O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6764253 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature