Neuroendoscopic lavage: a single-center retrospective cohort in the USA.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Neuroendoscopic lavage (NEL) has been described for post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus management in intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) of prematurity in European cohorts. We describe an initial single-center series from the USA.

Methods

A retrospective review was performed for premature infants with IVH that underwent NEL at our institution between 2020 and 2023. Patient characteristics, clinical variables, and radiological assessments were collected.

Results

Eleven patients (five female) with IVH grade III/IV underwent 13 procedures. Mean gestational age (GA) was 25 weeks and 2 days. Mean birth weight (BW) was 0.83 kg (kg). Average age at NEL was 40.4 ± 21.5 days, and mean weight was 1.51 ± 0.3 kg. Mean frontal horn index decreased from 0.68 to 0.56 after NEL (p 

SUBMITTER: Abdelmageed S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12615566 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature