Which of the following is the most impoant risk factor in the aetiology of intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) in neonates?
All the options mentioned in the question are risk factors for IVH. However, the single most impoant factor is prematurity with IVH being very uncommon in term babies IVH occur due to fragile, highly vascular collection of vessels near the lateral ventricle, known as germinal matrix
Coagulation disorder
Continuous Positive airway pressure
Pneumothorax
Extreme prematurity
IUGR and Feeding of Preterm Neonate