Review of a frugal cooling mattress to induce therapeutic hypothermia for treatment of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy in the UK NHS

Review of a frugal cooling mattress to induce therapeutic hypothermia for treatment of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy in the UK NHS

Abstract Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a major cause of neonatal mortality and disability in the United Kingdom (UK) and has significant human and financial costs. Therapeutic hypothermia (TH), which consists of cooling down the newborn’s body temperature, is the current standard of trea...

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Main Authors: Giulia Dallera, Mark Skopec, Cheryl Battersby, James Barlow, Matthew Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:Globalization and Health
Subjects:
Frugal innovation
Reverse innovation
Therapeutic hypothermia
Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
Phase change materials
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-022-00833-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-022-00833-5

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