Effect of chorioamnionitis on brain injury in preterm infants / 中国当代儿科杂志
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
;
(12): 661-663, 2012.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-353895
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the association between chorioamnionitis and brain injury in preterm infants.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 88 preterm infants (28-34 weeks), who were born between June 2008 and June 2011, were divided into a case group (n=41) and a control group (n=47) according to whether or not they had chorioamnionitis. All the infants were examined by brain ultrasonography periodically after birth and underwent brain diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) between 3 and 7 days after birth. The two groups were compared in terms of the incidence of periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) and periventricular and intraventricular hemorrhage (PVH-IVH) by brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the corrected gestational age of 40 weeks.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There was statistical significance in the incidence of PVL between the case and the control groups (32% vs 6%; P<0.05), but no significant difference in the incidence of PVH-IVH between the two groups (27% vs 23%; P>0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Chorioamnionitis is associated with brain injury in preterm infants, increasing the incidence of PVL but having little influence over the incidence of PVH-IVH.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Leukomalacia, Periventricular
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Infant, Premature
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Cerebral Hemorrhage
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Epidemiology
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Incidence
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Chorioamnionitis
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Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
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Pregnancy
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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