Conclusion
The results of this study have revealed that high leukocyte, lymphocyte
and neutrophil values can be indicators of asphyxia during the first 6
hours in NE cases and can therefore be used as a marker to initiate
early treatment. The mean leukocyte, neutrophil and thrombocyte values
of the NE group at 24 and 72 hours decreased significantly compared to
the first 6 hours and the increase in MPV was thought to be due to the
immunosuppression of the hypothermic treatment and bone marrow
suppression.
Acknowledgements: The authors would like to thank all employees
in the neonatal intensive
care unit for their valuable contribution.
Ethics approval: Approval was obtained from the ethics
committee of Harran University. The procedures used in this study adhere
to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.
Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no
conflict of interest.
Consent to participate: Informed consent was obtained from all
individual participants included in the study.
Authors’ contributions: HG: Idea and study design, literature
research, data collection, data analysis, manuscript writing, HK: Data
collection, manuscript writing, DK: Case referral, interpretation of
findings, AS: Study design, interpretation of findings.