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.