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Post-haemorrhagic hydrocephalus management: Delayed neonatal transport negatively affects outcome.

Alessandro ParodiIlaria GiordanoLaura Costanza De AngelisMariya MalovaMaria Grazia CalevoDeborah PreitiMarcello RavegnaniArmando CamaCarlo BelliniLuca A Ramenghi
Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2020)
Outborn infants reached a significantly more severe ventricular dilatation than inborn infants, largely exceeding the recommended cutoff for intervention. Our follow-up data showed a trend towards a higher rate of permanent shunt and developmental delay in outborn than in inborn patients. Infants requiring treatment should be timely transported to centres with adequate expertise in PHVD management.
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