UNLABELLED: This prospective observational study aimed to investigate the association between changes in the Doppler perfusion waveform of the internal cerebral vein and risk of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) in extremely low-birth-weight (ELBW) infants. We evaluated the perfusion waveform of the internal cerebral vein every 8 h from immediately after birth to 144 h post-birth in 80 ELBW infants (<1,000 g) in our hospital. Fluctuations in the measured perfusion waveform were categorized into four patterns according to their increasing magnitude, from grade 0 (steady flow waveform) to grade 3; the IVH rate was investigated. Infants with grades 0-1 fluctuations of the perfusion waveform were classified as low grade (n = 55), and those with grades 2-3 fluctuations were classified as high grade (n = 25). The IVH rate was significantly higher in the high-grade group than the low-grade group (28 vs. 1%, p < 0.001). The IVH group (n = 8) showed a significantly greater rate of high-grade perfusion waveform than the non-IVH group (n = 72) (87 vs. 25%, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Changes in the perfusion waveform of the internal cerebral vein during the acute management of ELBW infants may be associated with IVH.
UNLABELLED: This prospective observational study aimed to investigate the association between changes in the Doppler perfusion waveform of the internal cerebral vein and risk of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) in extremely low-birth-weight (ELBW) infants. We evaluated the perfusion waveform of the internal cerebral vein every 8 h from immediately after birth to 144 h post-birth in 80 ELBW infants (<1,000 g) in our hospital. Fluctuations in the measured perfusion waveform were categorized into four patterns according to their increasing magnitude, from grade 0 (steady flow waveform) to grade 3; the IVH rate was investigated. Infants with grades 0-1 fluctuations of the perfusion waveform were classified as low grade (n = 55), and those with grades 2-3 fluctuations were classified as high grade (n = 25). The IVH rate was significantly higher in the high-grade group than the low-grade group (28 vs. 1%, p < 0.001). The IVH group (n = 8) showed a significantly greater rate of high-grade perfusion waveform than the non-IVH group (n = 72) (87 vs. 25%, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Changes in the perfusion waveform of the internal cerebral vein during the acute management of ELBW infants may be associated with IVH.
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