Intestinal ultrasonography in infants with moderate or severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy receiving hypothermia

Background Infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) may develop multiorgan dysfunction, but assessment of intestinal involvement is imprecise and based on nonspecific clinical signs that may occur several days later. Ultrasound imaging has been described as a helpful tool in assessing intestinal involvement in many gastrointestinal disorders.