Abstract
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To determine the effectiveness of subcutaneous reservoir drainage compared to ventriculoperitoneal shunt in neurodevelopmental outcome and other morbidities in preterm infants with posthaemorrhagic hydrocephalus. Four specific objectives of this review are: 1. compare the long‐term efficacy (infant mortality and neurodevelopmental outcomes) of the two interventions; 2. compare the short‐term efficacy (changes of ventricular size, intracranial pressure and head circumference) of the two interventions; 3. compare the perioperative risks and complications of the two interventions; 4. compare the post‐operative side‐effects and complications of the two interventions.