Table 4.
Blood flow parameters of ACA in preterm infants with and without IVH.
Non-IVH (n = 43) |
IVH (n = 49) |
t | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ACA Vs (cm/s) | 20.36 ± 4.10 | 20.17 ± 3.68 | 0.226 | 0.822 |
ACA Vd (cm/s) | 5.76 ± 2.22 | 4.48 ± 2.58 | 2.538 | 0.013 |
ACA RI | 0.70 ± 0.11 | 0.79 ± 0.12 | 3.624 | <0.001 |
ACA, anterior cerebral artery; Vs, systolic velocity; Vd, diastolic velocity; RI, resistance index; IVH, intraventricular hemorrhage.