Journal article
Multiorgan dysfunction in infants with post-asphyxial hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Multiorgan dysfunction (MOD) is one of four consensus based criteria for the diagnosis of intrapartum asphyxia. The theoretical concept behind MOD is the diving reflex (conservation of blood flow to vital organs at the cost of non-vital organs).
OBJECTIVES: To assess the patterns of involvement of each major organ/system and combinations of involvement in infants with post-asphyxial hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE), and to …
Authors
Shah P; Riphagen S; Beyene J; Perlman M
Journal
Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal, Vol. 89, No. 2, pp. f152–f155
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
March 2004
DOI
10.1136/adc.2002.023093
ISSN
1359-2998