Journal article
Neurodevelopmental outcome following hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and therapeutic hypothermia is related to right ventricular performance at 24-hour postnatal age
Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition, Vol.107(1), pp.70-75
01/01/2022
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-321463
PMID: 34045280
Abstract
Objective Our aim was to determine whether right ventricular (RV) dysfunction at 24-hour postnatal age predicts adverse developmental outcome among patients with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) undergoing therapeutic hypothermia (TH). Design Neonates >= 35 weeks with HIE/TH were enrolled in a physiological study in the neonatal period (n=46) and either died or underwent neurodevelopmental follow-up at 18 months (n=43). The primary outcome was a composite of death, diagnosis of cerebral palsy or any component of the Bayley Scores of Infant Development III<70. We hypothesised that tricuspid annulus plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) <6 mm and/or RV fractional area change (RV-FAC) Results Nine patients died and 34 patients were followed up at a mean age of 18.9 +/- 1.4 months. Both indices of RV systolic performance were abnormal in 15 (35%) patients, TAPSE <6 mm only was abnormal in 4 (9%) patients and RV-FAC <0.29 only was abnormal in 5 (12%) patients (19 had with normal RV function). Although similar at admission, neonates with RV dysfunction had higher cardiovascular and neurological illness severity by 24 hours than those without and severe MRI abnormalities (70% vs 53%, p=0.01) were more common. On logistic regression, TAPSE <6 mm (OR 3.6, 95% CI 1.2 to 10.1; p=0.017) and abnormal brain MRI [OR 21.7, 95% CI 1.4 to 336; p=0.028) were independently associated with adverse outcome. TAPSE Conclusions The role of postnatal cardiovascular function on neurological outcomes among patients with HIE who receive TH merits further study. Quantitative measurement of RV function at 24 hours may provide an additional neurological prognostic tool.
This manuscript details measures of right ventricular dysfunction as a predictor of adverse neurodevelopmental outcome in babies with HIE. One measure of RV dysfunction (tricuspid annulus plane systolic excursion) was independently associated with adverse outcomes.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Neurodevelopmental outcome following hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and therapeutic hypothermia is related to right ventricular performance at 24-hour postnatal age
- Creators
- Regan E. Giesinger - University of IowaAmr El Shahed - Hospital for Sick ChildrenMichael P. Castaldo - Hospital for Sick ChildrenAdrianne R. Bischoff - University of IowaVann Chau - Hospital for Sick ChildrenHilary E. A. Whyte - Hospital for Sick ChildrenAfif Faisal El-Khuffash - Rotunda HospitalLuc Mertens - University of TorontoPatrick J. McNamara - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition, Vol.107(1), pp.70-75
- Publisher
- Bmj Publishing Group
- DOI
- 10.1136/archdischild-2020-321463
- PMID
- 34045280
- ISSN
- 1359-2998
- eISSN
- 1468-2052
- Number of pages
- 6
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2022
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Neonatology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984353836102771
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