Effect of surgical treatment on prognosis in preterm infants with obstructive hydrocephalus / 中国当代儿科杂志
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
;
(12): 1214-1220, 2021.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-922412
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES@#To study the effect of surgical treatment on prognosis in preterm infants with obstructive hydrocephalus.@*METHODS@#A retrospective analysis was performed on the medical data of 49 preterm infants with obstructive hydrocephalus. According to the treatment regimen, they were divided into two groups surgical treatment (@*RESULTS@#Among the 49 preterm infants with obstructive hydrocephalus, severe intracranial hemorrhage (37 cases; 76%) and central nervous system infection (10 cases, 20%) were the main causes of hydrocephalus. There was no significant difference in the composition of etiology between the two groups (@*CONCLUSIONS@#Surgical treatment can improve the survival rate of preterm infants with obstructive hydrocephalus and the prognosis of preterm infants with severe intracranial hemorrhage.
Full text:
Available
Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Prognosis
/
Infant, Premature
/
Cerebral Hemorrhage
/
Retrospective Studies
/
Treatment Outcome
/
Hydrocephalus
Type of study:
Observational study
/
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
/
Infant
/
Infant, Newborn
Language:
English
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS