Repeated lumbar or ventricular punctures in newborns with intraventricular haemorrhage.
CONCLUSIONS: There was no evidence that repeated removal of CSF via lumbar puncture, ventricular puncture or from a ventricular reservoir produces any benefit over conservative management in neonates with or at risk for developing PHH in terms of reduction of disability, death, or need for placement of a permanent shunt.
PMID: 28384379 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Whitelaw A, Lee-Kelland R Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research
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