[Detection and treatment of intracranial hemorrhage at the intensive care unit of the Pediatric Clinic in Sarajevo].
Intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) is the common name for periventricular and intraventricular haemorrhage. We analyzed patients diagnosed as ICH in period January 2001 till May 2002. In 29/323 (8.9%) pts was verified ICH, 16/29 (55.1%) were male sex. Birth weight under 1000 grams had 6/29 (20.6%), birth weight 1000-1499 grams was 10/29 (34.4%), than 1500 to 2499 grams 8/29 (27.5%) and over 2500 grams 5/29 (17.2%). APGAR score were under 7 in 20/29 (68.9%), and four of tham 4/20 (20%) had severe and 16/20 (80%) pts had modest and mild forms of perinatal asphyxia. According to Papile classification of ICH, we found: I degree ICH had 12.29 (41.3%) pts, II degree 8/29 (27.5%) pts, while severe forms III and IV degree of of ICH had 9/29 (31.2%) pts. In 3/29 (10.4%) pts, posthemoragic hydrocephalus were registrated. Risk-factors for development of ICH were low birth weight, small gestational age and perinatal asphyxia.
Jonuzi
Fedat
F
Pedijatrijska klinika Sarajevo.
Kadić
Naim
N
Anić
Dusko
D
Cengić
Amra
A
Uzicanin
Sajra
S
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies