Neonatal resuscitation program

A term newborn was born via emergency cesarean section in thesetting of fetal bradycardia. The baby was limp and bradycardic atbirth and was intubated at 6 minutes after birth for persistentapnea. The cord blood gas demonstrates a severe metabolic acidosis,and the physical examination is consistent with hypoxic-ischemicencephalopathy (HIE). Which of the following is the mostappropriate intervention for this newborn?

Admit the newborn to a center with capability to performtherapeutic hypothermia.

Maintain a body temperature >38?C to avoid cold stress afterresuscitation.

Initiate formula feeding promptly to avoid electrolyteabnormalities.

Administer 100% oxygen and sodium bicarbonate to preventpulmonary hypertension.

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Therapeutic hypothermia is a process of reducing the body temperature to 3334C ... View the full answer