Recomendaciones terapéuticas del VII Consenso Clínico de SIBEN para la encefalopatía hipóxico-isquémica neonatal

Starting with this issue of NeoReviews , the editorial board has decided to publish a few articles in Spanish every year and make them available online for free. To accomplish this, NeoReviews came to an agreement with SIBEN, the Ibero-American Society of Neonatology, to publish Clinical Consensus statements that the Society works very hard to produce. This collaborative process involves more than 40 neonatologists and neonatal nurses from 12 to 14 countries of the Ibero-American region, who work in various subgroups for approximately 8 to 10 months. Then the whole group meets in person for several hours to finalize the Consensus. Subsequently, 5 leaders write the final document, which is reviewed and approved by all participant members. SIBEN is a not-for-profit public charitable organization (501\[c\]\[3\]) and is committed to advancing positive change for improving the delivery of neonatal care and neonatal health in Latin America. SIBEN was originally founded in 2003 by a small group of clinicians concerned with the significant discrepancy that exists in neonatal education, health care delivery, and neonatal outcomes in the Latin American region. There are members from every country in the region, totaling over 2,000 physicians and registered nurses. Five neonatologists from different countries constitute the Board of Directors. The Directive Council was recently completed and is formed by professionals from all countries and encompasses all areas of neonatal care (ie, Nursing, Interdiscipline, Family and Community; Research; Follow-up; and all others). During the last 4 to 5 years, “hands-on” educational activities in many areas have been performed. A detailed document and list are available for review at www.siben.net. A painful and regrettable significant discrepancy and inequality exists in neonatal delivery of care and outcomes in the Latin American region. The gap between what is known and clinical practice is huge in some areas. Educational …