The Effect of Head Positioning and Head Tilting on the Incidence of Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Very Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review | Zendy

Karen A. Marcus | Zendy; Annemieke J. Brouwer | Zendy; Linda S. de Vries | Zendy; Gerda van WezelMeijler | Zendy

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The Effect of Head Positioning and Head Tilting on the Incidence of Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Very Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review

Author(s) -

Karen A. Marcus,

Annemieke J. Brouwer,

Linda S. de Vries,

Gerda van WezelMeijler

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

neonatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.399

H-Index - 84

eISSN - 1661-7819

pISSN - 1661-7800

DOI - 10.1159/000449240

Subject(s) - medicine , intraventricular hemorrhage , incidence (geometry) , gestational age , neonatal intensive care unit , observational study , periventricular leukomalacia , pediatrics , bronchopulmonary dysplasia , randomized controlled trial , anesthesia , pregnancy , genetics , physics , optics , biology

Despite advances in neonatal intensive care, germinal matrix-intraventricular hemorrhage (GMH-IVH) remains a frequent, serious complication of premature birth. Neutral head position and head tilting have been suggested to reduce the risk of GMH-IVH in preterm infants during the first 72 h of life.

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