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.
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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.
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WPRIM
Main subject:
Prognosis
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Infant, Premature
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Cerebral Hemorrhage
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Retrospective Studies
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Treatment Outcome
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Hydrocephalus
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
Language:
En
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article