Treatment of hydrocephalus in premature infants with intraventricular hemorrhage - placing Omaya reservoir: A series of 30 patients
2013
Introduction. We report a series of 30 patients with spontaneous
intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and hydrocephalus, in which is placed
subcutaneous (Omaya) tank at the University Children‘s Hospital in Belgrade
from March 2006 to March 2011. Results. Predictors of poor outcome in
treatment in getting Omaya reservoirs are low birth weight (t=2.560,
p=0.016), low Apgar score (t=3.059, p=0.005), an extended number of days on
mechanical ventilation (Z=4,404 , p< 0.001), the presence of peripartal
asphyxia (X2=9.977, p=0.002) and cardio-respiratory arrest (X2=12.804 , p<
0.001). Conclusion. The outcome of treatment of hydrocephalus caused by
spontaneous intraventricular hemorrhage in premature infants is worst in
perinatology. There is no consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of
posthemorrhage hydrocephalus, our results suggest that the main prediction
factor is preoperative condition of the child.
Keywords:
- Correction
- Source
- Cite
- Save
- Machine Reading By IdeaReader
0
References
0
Citations
NaN
KQI