Adnan Hadid, Taher S Al-Shantout, Rayan S Terkawi, Baraa M Aldbes, Manal M Zahran, Fadia A Alsatouf, Hani Najjar, Mhd Hassan Mughrabieh, Nour A Alhadid, Khalid Altirkawi
Background Telemedicine is widely used in neonatal services in developed countries, though its outcomes in low- and middle-income countries are controversial. Lack of expertise and/or facilities, however, has limited its use in developing countries and around areas of military conflicts. We aim to study the implementation and management of therapeutic hypothermia (TH) in infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) with the help of telemedicine in a resource-limited country. Methodology This is a retrospective study, evaluating patients who received TH, guided by telemedicine, through a mobile app (Telegram), an application that allows sharing and archiving of information with other beneficial features...
January 2023: Avicenna Journal of Medicine