Cooling in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: practices and opinions on minimum standards in the state of California

Although hospitals increasingly offer therapeutic hypothermia (TH), there is variable implementation of related services. We assessed current practices and opinions regarding what services should be required of centers providing TH in California. We surveyed neonatal intensive care unit physicians statewide regarding practices and opinions about services related to TH. Of the 50 participating centers (47% response rate), 66% offer TH. Most TH...