TY - JOUR
T1 - Intraventricular Hemorrhage in the Premature Infant
AU - Hutchison, Alastair A.
AU - Barrett, Jeffrey M.
AU - Fleischer, Arthur C.
AU - Sepkowitz, Samuel
AU - el-Mallakh, Rif S.
AU - Freeman, John M.
AU - Shinnar, Shlomo
PY - 1982/11/11
Y1 - 1982/11/11
N2 - To the Editor: The figures quoted by Shinnar et al. (June 17 issue)1 for the incidence and mortality rates of intraventricular hemorrhage may be influenced by the definition of their population. Intracranial hemorrhage is frequently diagnosed on the first postnatal day, and progressive ventricular dilatation is commonly observed in survivors.2,3 By excluding first-day deaths, the authors may well have excluded fatal cases of intraventricular hemorrhage, thus underestimating both incidence and mortality rates. Because they excluded such patients, the incidence of neonatal seizures accompanying intracranial hemorrhage that was reported in their series may also be underestimated. Using serial cranial sonography,.
AB - To the Editor: The figures quoted by Shinnar et al. (June 17 issue)1 for the incidence and mortality rates of intraventricular hemorrhage may be influenced by the definition of their population. Intracranial hemorrhage is frequently diagnosed on the first postnatal day, and progressive ventricular dilatation is commonly observed in survivors.2,3 By excluding first-day deaths, the authors may well have excluded fatal cases of intraventricular hemorrhage, thus underestimating both incidence and mortality rates. Because they excluded such patients, the incidence of neonatal seizures accompanying intracranial hemorrhage that was reported in their series may also be underestimated. Using serial cranial sonography,.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198211113072015
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198211113072015
M3 - Letter
C2 - 7133060
AN - SCOPUS:0020480708
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 307
SP - 1272
EP - 1274
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 20
ER -