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JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
Volume 29, Issue 10, Pages 1581-1587Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2015.1054805
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colour Doppler echocardiography; Cardiac imaging techniques; extremely preterm infant; intraventricular haemorrhage; superior vena cava flow
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Objective: To evaluate the relationship between superior vena cava flow (SVCF) measurements within the first 24 h of life, and development of intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) in extremely preterm infants. Study design: Single centre retrospective cohort study of 108 preterm infants born less than 28 weeks' gestation. Main outcome measure was degree of IVH at day 7 postnatal age. Results: The mean GA of the study group was 25.4 weeks. Mean SVCF was lower (75 ml/kg/min) in infants later diagnosed with IVH (n = 46) compared to infants, who did not develop IVH (87.7 ml/kg/min, p = 0.055). PDA diameter was inversely associated with SVCF (p = 0.024) and reversal of flow in the descending aorta (p = 0.001). Sensitivity analysis did not confirm an independent association of SVCF with development of IVH [OR 0.990 (0.978-1.002), p = 0.115]. Conclusion: Our study describes early SVCF in extremely preterm infants is associated with the extent of ductal shunting, but insensitive in predicting IVH.
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