Administration of inhaled gases at a temperature of 33.5°C versus 37°C for ventilated asphyxiated newborns undergoing therapeutic hypothermia.

The authors discuss the temperature of the inhaled gas for ventilated asphyxiated newborns on therapeutic hypothermia. They say that providing the inhaled gas at 37° Celsius (C) may cause water condensation, while providing the inhaled gas at 35°C may cause a decrease in humidity of the inspired gases and may lead to increase in mortality. They mention the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Fetus and Newborn's recommendations on therapeutic hypothermia.