Fig. 2: Rate trends of severe IVH and PHH outcomes among preterm neonates in study cohort. | Journal of Perinatology

Fig. 2: Rate trends of severe IVH and PHH outcomes among preterm neonates in study cohort.

From: Wide variation in death rates and post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus (PHH) treatment in preterm severe intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH)

Fig. 2

A The rates of severe IVH among preterm neonates in CPQCC-associated NICUs decreased significantly during the study period (9.63% in 2008–6.22% in 2023), (p = 0.0014); B Rates of the composite outcome decreased significantly during the study period. In addition, there was a trend of decrease over time in the overall rates of shunts placed for post-hemorrhagic (Permanent PHH Treatment). Rates of temporizing and rates of “shunt-first” treatment for post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus among neonates with severe IVH did not decrease during the study period. p values: PHH or infant death (p = 0.0006; Permanent PHH Tx (p = 0.0137); Temporizing PHH Tx (p = 0.1712); Shunt 1st Tx: (p = 0.0719).

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