Holistic approach of the care of the infant with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy in Spain

Introduction: There is not much information about the care of infants with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) treated with therapeutic hypothermia (TH) in Spain. This includes whether protocols are routinely used, the type of neuro-monitoring performed, and how information on the neurological pr...

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Main Authors: Juan Arnaez, Nuria Herranz-Rubia, Alfredo Garcia-Alix, J. Diez-Delgado, I. Benavente-Fernández, I. Tofé, A.E. Jerez, J.A. Hurtado, J.M. Ceballos, M.L. Millán, M.D. Esquivel, C. Ruiz, M. Baca, E. Tapia, M. Losada, E. Torres, A. Pavón, P.J. Jiménez, F. Jiménez, M.P. Ventura, S. Rite, T. González, R.P. Arias, P.R. Balliu, J.M. Lloreda-García, J.L. Alcaráz, C. Tapia, A. de la Morena, I. Centelles, I. Güemes, J. Estañ, A. Alberola, S. Aparici, R. López, J. Beceiro, B. García, L. Martínez, E. González, L. Arruza, M.D. Blanco, M.T. Moral, B. Arias, F. Mar, J. Jiménez, G. Romera, A. Cuñarro, C. Muñóz, F. Cabañas, E. Valverde, R. Montero, J.C. Tejedor, C. Santana, B. Reyes, S. Romero, A. Orizaola, M. Baquero, D. Hernández, A. Pantoja, C. Vega-del-Val, L. Castañón, E.P. Gutiérrez, M. Benito, S. Caserío, G. Arca, M.J. García, M.A. López-Vílchez, L. Castells, M. Domingo, W. Coroleu, H. Boix, R. Porta, A. García-Alix, S. Martínez-Nadal, E. Jiménez, E. Sole, M. Albújar, E.M. Fernández, A.R. Barrio, E. Piñán, A. Avila-Alvarez, M.E. Vázquez, N. Balado, P.A. Crespo, M.L. Couce, A. Concheiro-Guisán, I. Esteban, A. Lavilla, V. Alzina, A. Aguirre, B. Loureiro, I. Echániz, M.D. Elorza, A. Euba
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Nuria Herranz-Rubia
Alfredo Garcia-Alix
J. Diez-Delgado
I. Benavente-Fernández
I. Tofé
A.E. Jerez
J.A. Hurtado
J.M. Ceballos
M.L. Millán
M.D. Esquivel
C. Ruiz
M. Baca
E. Tapia
M. Losada
E. Torres
A. Pavón
P.J. Jiménez
F. Jiménez
M.P. Ventura
S. Rite
T. González
R.P. Arias
P.R. Balliu
J.M. Lloreda-García
J.L. Alcaráz
C. Tapia
A. de la Morena
I. Centelles
I. Güemes
J. Estañ
A. Alberola
S. Aparici
R. López
J. Beceiro
B. García
L. Martínez
E. González
L. Arruza
M.D. Blanco
M.T. Moral
B. Arias
F. Mar
J. Jiménez
G. Romera
A. Cuñarro
C. Muñóz
F. Cabañas
E. Valverde
R. Montero
J.C. Tejedor
C. Santana
B. Reyes
S. Romero
A. Orizaola
M. Baquero
D. Hernández
A. Pantoja
C. Vega-del-Val
L. Castañón
E.P. Gutiérrez
M. Benito
S. Caserío
G. Arca
M.J. García
M.A. López-Vílchez
L. Castells
M. Domingo
W. Coroleu
H. Boix
R. Porta
A. García-Alix
S. Martínez-Nadal
E. Jiménez
E. Sole
M. Albújar
E.M. Fernández
A.R. Barrio
E. Piñán
A. Avila-Alvarez
M.E. Vázquez
N. Balado
P.A. Crespo
M.L. Couce
A. Concheiro-Guisán
I. Esteban
A. Lavilla
V. Alzina
A. Aguirre
B. Loureiro
I. Echániz
M.D. Elorza
A. Euba
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Nuria Herranz-Rubia
Alfredo Garcia-Alix
J. Diez-Delgado
I. Benavente-Fernández
I. Tofé
A.E. Jerez
J.A. Hurtado
J.M. Ceballos
M.L. Millán
M.D. Esquivel
C. Ruiz
M. Baca
E. Tapia
M. Losada
E. Torres
A. Pavón
P.J. Jiménez
F. Jiménez
M.P. Ventura
S. Rite
T. González
R.P. Arias
P.R. Balliu
J.M. Lloreda-García
J.L. Alcaráz
C. Tapia
A. de la Morena
I. Centelles
I. Güemes
J. Estañ
A. Alberola
S. Aparici
R. López
J. Beceiro
B. García
L. Martínez
E. González
L. Arruza
M.D. Blanco
M.T. Moral
B. Arias
F. Mar
J. Jiménez
G. Romera
A. Cuñarro
C. Muñóz
F. Cabañas
E. Valverde
R. Montero
J.C. Tejedor
C. Santana
B. Reyes
S. Romero
A. Orizaola
M. Baquero
D. Hernández
A. Pantoja
C. Vega-del-Val
L. Castañón
E.P. Gutiérrez
M. Benito
S. Caserío
G. Arca
M.J. García
M.A. López-Vílchez
L. Castells
M. Domingo
W. Coroleu
H. Boix
R. Porta
A. García-Alix
S. Martínez-Nadal
E. Jiménez
E. Sole
M. Albújar
E.M. Fernández
A.R. Barrio
E. Piñán
A. Avila-Alvarez
M.E. Vázquez
N. Balado
P.A. Crespo
M.L. Couce
A. Concheiro-Guisán
I. Esteban
A. Lavilla
V. Alzina
A. Aguirre
B. Loureiro
I. Echániz
M.D. Elorza
A. Euba
Holistic approach of the care of the infant with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy in Spain
Anales de Pediatría (English Edition)
Hipoxia-isquemia
Asfixia
Neonato
Hipotermia terapéutica
Biomarcadores
Pronóstico
author_facet Juan Arnaez
Nuria Herranz-Rubia
Alfredo Garcia-Alix
J. Diez-Delgado
I. Benavente-Fernández
I. Tofé
A.E. Jerez
J.A. Hurtado
J.M. Ceballos
M.L. Millán
M.D. Esquivel
C. Ruiz
M. Baca
E. Tapia
M. Losada
E. Torres
A. Pavón
P.J. Jiménez
F. Jiménez
M.P. Ventura
S. Rite
T. González
R.P. Arias
P.R. Balliu
J.M. Lloreda-García
J.L. Alcaráz
C. Tapia
A. de la Morena
I. Centelles
I. Güemes
J. Estañ
A. Alberola
S. Aparici
R. López
J. Beceiro
B. García
L. Martínez
E. González
L. Arruza
M.D. Blanco
M.T. Moral
B. Arias
F. Mar
J. Jiménez
G. Romera
A. Cuñarro
C. Muñóz
F. Cabañas
E. Valverde
R. Montero
J.C. Tejedor
C. Santana
B. Reyes
S. Romero
A. Orizaola
M. Baquero
D. Hernández
A. Pantoja
C. Vega-del-Val
L. Castañón
E.P. Gutiérrez
M. Benito
S. Caserío
G. Arca
M.J. García
M.A. López-Vílchez
L. Castells
M. Domingo
W. Coroleu
H. Boix
R. Porta
A. García-Alix
S. Martínez-Nadal
E. Jiménez
E. Sole
M. Albújar
E.M. Fernández
A.R. Barrio
E. Piñán
A. Avila-Alvarez
M.E. Vázquez
N. Balado
P.A. Crespo
M.L. Couce
A. Concheiro-Guisán
I. Esteban
A. Lavilla
V. Alzina
A. Aguirre
B. Loureiro
I. Echániz
M.D. Elorza
A. Euba
author_sort Juan Arnaez
title Holistic approach of the care of the infant with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy in Spain
title_short Holistic approach of the care of the infant with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy in Spain
title_full Holistic approach of the care of the infant with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy in Spain
title_fullStr Holistic approach of the care of the infant with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy in Spain
title_full_unstemmed Holistic approach of the care of the infant with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy in Spain
title_sort holistic approach of the care of the infant with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy in spain
publisher Elsevier
series Anales de Pediatría (English Edition)
issn 2341-2879
publishDate 2020-05-01
description Introduction: There is not much information about the care of infants with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) treated with therapeutic hypothermia (TH) in Spain. This includes whether protocols are routinely used, the type of neuro-monitoring performed, and how information on the neurological prognosis is presented to families. The answers to these would allow to detect and implement areas of improvement. Method: A cross-sectional analysis was performed on the responses to structured questionnaires sent to all the Spanish neonatal units that were performing TH in June 2015. Questions were divided into 5 sections: (1) the availability of protocols and technological resources, (2) the use of neuro-monitoring tools, (3) the knowledge and training of the professionals; (4) the prognostic information given to the parents; and (5) the discharge report and the follow-up plan. Results: Most centres (95%) use servo controlled whole-body cooling methods and have specific management protocols. Sedation is used in 70% of centres, and in 68% of them the onset of enteral feeding is delayed until the end of the cooling period. Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography monitoring is used in more than 80% of the centres, although only in 50% are nurses able to interpret it. Cerebral oxygen saturation is not often monitored (16%). As regards diagnostic-prognostic studies, neuroimaging is universal, but brain damage biomarkers are hardly used (29%). Prognostic information is offered within the first 72 posnatal hours in 21% of the centres, and is given without the presence of the nurse in 70% of the centres. Follow-up is performed by a neuro-paediatrician (84%), with an uneven duration between centres. Conclusions: The care of infants with HIE treated with TH in Spain is generally adequate, although there are areas for improvement in neuromonitoring, sedation, prognostic information, teamwork, and duration of follow-up. Resumen: Introducción: Apenas conocemos cómo es la asistencia de los recién nacidos (RN) con encefalopatía hipóxico-isquémica (EHI) en hipotermia terapéutica (HT), especialmente si existen protocolos asistenciales, la neuromonitorización que se realiza o cómo es la aproximación al pronóstico neurológico. Este conocimiento permite detectar e implementar áreas de mejora asistencial. Método: Estudio transversal de los 57 hospitales españoles que realizaban HT en 2015, mediante cuestionario sobre: 1) la disponibilidad de protocolos y de recursos tecnológicos; 2) el uso de herramientas de neuromonitorización; 3) los conocimientos de los profesionales; 4) la información pronóstica que se da los padres, y 5) el informe al alta y del plan de seguimiento. Resultados: El 95% utiliza enfriamiento corporal-total servocontrolado y dispone de protocolos específicos de actuación. El 70% utiliza sedación y el 68% deja al paciente a dieta absoluta. La monitorización con electroencefalografía integrada por amplitud se utiliza en más del 80% de los centros, aunque solo en el 50% la enfermera es capaz de interpretarlo. La saturación de oxígeno cerebral es escasamente monitorizada (16%). Entre los estudios diagnóstico-pronósticos, la neuroimagen es universal, pero los neurobiomarcadores apenas se utilizan (29%). Solo el 21% ofrece información pronóstica antes de las 72 h de vida; sin presencia de la enfermera en el 70%. El seguimiento lo realiza el neuropediatra (84%), con una duración desigual entre centros. Conclusiones: La asistencia del RN con EHI en España es adecuada, con áreas de mejora en: neuromonitorización, sedación, marco temporal de la información pronóstica, trabajo en equipo y estandarización de la duración del seguimiento.
topic Hipoxia-isquemia
Asfixia
Neonato
Hipotermia terapéutica
Biomarcadores
Pronóstico
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2341287920300570
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Euba92Unidad de Neonatología, Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, Spain; NeNe Foundation, Spain; Corresponding author.NeNe Foundation, Spain; Departamento de Pediatria, Cultura de los Cuidados, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain; Departamento de Neonatologia, Hospital Sant Joan de Dèu, Barcelona, SpainNeNe Foundation, Spain; CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), U724, Madrid, Spain; Institut de Recerca Pediatrica Sant Joan de Dèu, Hospital Sant Joan de Dèu, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainTorrecárdenas, Almería, SpainPuerta del Mar, Cádiz, SpainReina Sofía, Córdoba, SpainS.Cecilio, Granada, SpainVirgen de las Nieves, Granada, SpainJR. Jiménez, Huelva, SpainC.Hospitalario, Jaén, SpainMaterno-Infantil, Jerez, SpainCosta del Sol, Marbella, SpainQuirón, Málaga, SpainG.Universitario, Málaga, SpainQuirón S.Corazón, Sevilla, SpainValme, Sevilla, SpainVirgen del Rocío, Sevilla, SpainVirgen Macarena, Sevilla, SpainS.Ángela de la Cruz, Sevilla, SpainLozano Blesa, Zaragoza, SpainMiguel Servet, Zaragoza, SpainCabueñes, Gijón, SpainCentral Asturias, Oviedo, SpainSon Espases, Mallorca, SpainS. Lucía, Cartagena, SpainVirgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, SpainGeneral, Alicante, SpainS.Juan, Alicante, SpainGeneral, Castellón, SpainCasa de Salud, Valencia, SpainClinico, Valencia, SpainLa Fé, Valencia, SpainQuirón, Valencia, SpainNisa_9 de Octubre, Valencia, SpainPríncipe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, SpainGeneral, Fuenlabrada, SpainGeneral, Getafe, SpainSevero Ochoa, Leganés, SpainClínico S.Carlos, Madrid, SpainGregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain12 de Octubre, Madrid, SpainLa Zarzuela, Madrid, SpainRuber I. , Madrid, SpainSanitas_La Moraleja, Madrid, SpainMontepríncipe, Madrid, SpainAlcorcón, SpainPuerta de Hierro_Majadahonda, Madrid, SpainH.U.Quirón, Madrid, SpainLa Paz, Madrid, SpainNisa_Pardo de Aravaca, Madrid, SpainGeneral, Móstoles, SpainMaterno Insular, Las Palmas, SpainUniversitario de Canarias, Tenerife, SpainN.S. de Candelaria, Tenerife, SpainMarqués de Valdecilla, Santander, SpainPuerta del Mar, Cádiz, SpainGeneral, Ciudad Real, SpainVirgen de la Salud, Toledo, SpainHUBU, Burgos, SpainCAULE, León, SpainUniversitario, Salamanca, SpainClínico, Valladolid, SpainRio Hortega, Valladolid, SpainClínic, Barcelona, SpainS.Creu i S.Pau, Barcelona, SpainH.del Mar, Barcelona, SpainGeneral de Catalunya, Barcelona, SpainParc Taulí, Sabadell, SpainGermans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, SpainVall d’Hebrón, Barcelona, SpainI.Dexeus_Quirón, Barcelona, SpainS.Joan de Déu, Barcelona, SpainSCIAS, Barcelona, SpainDr. J.Trueta, Girona, SpainArnau de Vilanova, Lleida, SpainJoan XXIII, Tarragona, SpainInfanta Cristina, Badajoz, SpainS.Pedro de Alcántara, Cáceres, SpainMérida, SpainCHU A Coruña, SpainLucus Augusti, Lugo, SpainCHU, Orense, SpainReina Sofía, Córdoba, SpainClínico, Santiago de Compostela, SpainXeral, Vigo, SpainS.Pedro, Logroño, SpainCH, Navarra, SpainC.Universidad de Navarra, SpainBasurto, Bilbao, SpainCruces, Bilbao, SpainQuirón, Bilbao, SpainHU.Donostia, San Sebastián, SpainHUA Txagorritxu, Vitoria, SpainIntroduction: There is not much information about the care of infants with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) treated with therapeutic hypothermia (TH) in Spain. This includes whether protocols are routinely used, the type of neuro-monitoring performed, and how information on the neurological prognosis is presented to families. The answers to these would allow to detect and implement areas of improvement. Method: A cross-sectional analysis was performed on the responses to structured questionnaires sent to all the Spanish neonatal units that were performing TH in June 2015. Questions were divided into 5 sections: (1) the availability of protocols and technological resources, (2) the use of neuro-monitoring tools, (3) the knowledge and training of the professionals; (4) the prognostic information given to the parents; and (5) the discharge report and the follow-up plan. Results: Most centres (95%) use servo controlled whole-body cooling methods and have specific management protocols. Sedation is used in 70% of centres, and in 68% of them the onset of enteral feeding is delayed until the end of the cooling period. Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography monitoring is used in more than 80% of the centres, although only in 50% are nurses able to interpret it. Cerebral oxygen saturation is not often monitored (16%). As regards diagnostic-prognostic studies, neuroimaging is universal, but brain damage biomarkers are hardly used (29%). Prognostic information is offered within the first 72 posnatal hours in 21% of the centres, and is given without the presence of the nurse in 70% of the centres. Follow-up is performed by a neuro-paediatrician (84%), with an uneven duration between centres. Conclusions: The care of infants with HIE treated with TH in Spain is generally adequate, although there are areas for improvement in neuromonitoring, sedation, prognostic information, teamwork, and duration of follow-up. Resumen: Introducción: Apenas conocemos cómo es la asistencia de los recién nacidos (RN) con encefalopatía hipóxico-isquémica (EHI) en hipotermia terapéutica (HT), especialmente si existen protocolos asistenciales, la neuromonitorización que se realiza o cómo es la aproximación al pronóstico neurológico. Este conocimiento permite detectar e implementar áreas de mejora asistencial. Método: Estudio transversal de los 57 hospitales españoles que realizaban HT en 2015, mediante cuestionario sobre: 1) la disponibilidad de protocolos y de recursos tecnológicos; 2) el uso de herramientas de neuromonitorización; 3) los conocimientos de los profesionales; 4) la información pronóstica que se da los padres, y 5) el informe al alta y del plan de seguimiento. Resultados: El 95% utiliza enfriamiento corporal-total servocontrolado y dispone de protocolos específicos de actuación. El 70% utiliza sedación y el 68% deja al paciente a dieta absoluta. La monitorización con electroencefalografía integrada por amplitud se utiliza en más del 80% de los centros, aunque solo en el 50% la enfermera es capaz de interpretarlo. La saturación de oxígeno cerebral es escasamente monitorizada (16%). Entre los estudios diagnóstico-pronósticos, la neuroimagen es universal, pero los neurobiomarcadores apenas se utilizan (29%). Solo el 21% ofrece información pronóstica antes de las 72 h de vida; sin presencia de la enfermera en el 70%. El seguimiento lo realiza el neuropediatra (84%), con una duración desigual entre centros. Conclusiones: La asistencia del RN con EHI en España es adecuada, con áreas de mejora en: neuromonitorización, sedación, marco temporal de la información pronóstica, trabajo en equipo y estandarización de la duración del seguimiento.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2341287920300570Hipoxia-isquemiaAsfixiaNeonatoHipotermia terapéuticaBiomarcadoresPronóstico