Características clínicas y desenlaces al egreso de neonatos con asfixia leve atendidos en el Hospital Universitario de Bogotá 2015-2022

Introduction: The management of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy with the use of therapeutic hypothermia has managed to reduce mortality and neurological sequelae in newborns with moderate or se-vere perinatal asphyxia. However, not all cases have an indication for the prescription of therapy with current criteria: mild asphyxia is one of these. The objective of the present investigation was to describe the charac-teristics and early clinical outcomes of the discharge of neonates with mild asphyxia treated in the HUSI new-born unit during the study period. Methods: observational, descriptive study of a historical cohort. Population: Neonates with mild asphyxia treated at the San Ignacio Hospital in the city of Bogotá, during the study period. Measurement: Data from the medical history corresponding to clinical sociodemographic variables and clinical outcomes were recorded at discharge. Results: A total of 59 newborns with criteria for mild neonatal asphyxia treated at San Ignacio University Hospital during the study period were included. Regarding early clinical fin-dings, we found that 64.4% of newborns required oxygen support. One patient had a seizure, 25 patients had pulmonary hypertension by echocardiogram, intraparenchymal cerebral hemorrhage in 2 cases, and feeding disorders in 5 newborns. Conclusion: Patients with mild perinatal asphyxia had significant complications in the neonatal period, which put them patients at high neurological risk.