Therapeutic Hypothermia in Asphyxiated Neonates: Experience from Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of University Hospital of Marrakech

Table 2

Neonatal characteristics.

Neonatal characteristics	Protocol group	Control group	value
Female gender, n (%)	6 (31,6)	7 (36)	NS
Birth weight (g) (average)	3336	3300	NS
Apgar score ≤ 5 at 5 min, n (%)	17 (89,5)	19 (100)	NS
Apgar score ≤ 5 at 10 min, n (%)	12 (63,1)	16 (84)	NS
Intubation in the delivery room			NS
Intubation only	2 (10,6)	4 (21)
Intubation and chest compression	3 (15,8)	2 (10,5)
Features of aEEG, n (%)			NS
Type 2
(i) With seizure	9 (47,3)	6 (32)
(ii) Without seizure	1 (5,3)	2 (10,5)
Type 3
(i) With seizure	7 (36,8)	4 (21)
(ii) Without seizure	0	2 (10,5)
Electric seizure	2 (10,6%)	3 (15,8)

aEEG: amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (according to Al Naqeeb classification).