Table 2 Unit specific incomplete data recording, process deviations and short-term outcome.
Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 | Unit 5 | Unit 6 | Unit 7 | Unit 8 | Unit 9 | Unit 10 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Temperature recording incomplete between 0 and 11 h in % | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Temperature recording incomplete between 0 and 71 h in % | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Temperature recording incomplete between 60 and 84 h in % | 42 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 10 | 42 | 26 |
Time to reach target temperature (h), mean (sd) | 4.3 (2) | 3.6 (1.9) | 4.3 (2.3) | 4.1 (2.1) | 4.1 (1.8) | 4.5 (2.2) | 4.2 (2.2) | 4.9 (2) | 3.8 (1.8) | 3.5 (1.7) | 4.1 (2) |
Target temperature not reached in 7 h in % | 7.2 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 10 | 9.8 | 11.8 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
aEEG not performed daily during cooling and rewarming in % | 13 | 60.9 | 17.5 | 15.4 | 32 | 18.2 | 68.3 | 31.8 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 29.8 |
Temperature on admission in °C, mean (sd) | 34.4 (1.6) | 34.5 (1.5) | 34.8 (1.6) | 34.9 (1.5) | 34.9 (1.5) | 35.1 (1.2) | 35.7 (1) | 35 (1.9) | 35.1 (1.2) | 35.1 (1.5) | 34.9 (1.5) |
Insufficient temp. monitoring first 12 h in % | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | NA | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Over- or underooling in % | 16 | 25 | 38 | 39 | 29 | 0 | 27 | NA | 33 | 26 | 29 |
Passive cooling in % | 1 | 0 | 29 | 31 | 100 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 30 |
Rewarming per hour, mead (sd) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.2 (0.1) | 0.3 (0.1) | NA | 0.2 (0.1) | NA | NA |
Rewarming > 0.5 °C in % | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0 | NA | 0 | NA | NA |
cUS not performed on admission in % | 4 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 28 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 12 | 47 | 22 |
MRI not performed between day 5–14 in % | 7 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 23 | 50 | 3 | 19 | 17 |
Hypotension in % | 58 | 54 | 89 | 65 | 81 | 45 | 54 | 45 | 88 | 32 | 67 |
Seizures in % | 43 | 43 | 24 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 53 | 41 | 36 |
Coagulopathy in % | 59 | 50 | 43 | 15 | 43 | 18 | 44 | 23 | 35 | 15 | 40 |
Infection at any time in % | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
PPHN in % | 14 | 28 | 14 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 18 |
Died during primary hospitalization in % | 16 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 16 |