Abstract:Objective To analyze the value of plasma fibrinogen (FIB) combined with microRNA-29a (miR-29a) level in predicting the prognosis of hydrocephalus after traumatic brain injury.Methods The medical records of 87 patients with post-traumatic brain injury hydrocephalus treated by ventriculoperitoneal shunt from May 2020 to March 2024 were retrospectively analyzed. Three months after operation, according to the prognosis, patients were divided into good prognosis group and poor prognosis group. The clinical data, FIB and miR-29a levels of the two groups were compared, and the influencing factors of poor prognosis in patients with hydrocephalus after traumatic brain injury were analyzed. The predictive value of FIB, miR-29a and their combination on the poor prognosis of patients with hydrocephalus after traumatic brain injury were analyzed.Results Among 87 patients, the incidence of poor prognosis was 33.33% (29/87). The severity rate, annulus disappearance rate and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score of the poor prognosis group were higher than good prognosis group (P < 0.05). The level of FIB in poor prognosis group was higher than good prognosis group (P < 0.05), and the level of miR-29a in poor prognosis group was lower than that in good prognosis group (P < 0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that the severity of hydrocephalus [O^R = 4.289 (95% CI: 1.885, 9.756) ], disappearance of cisterna annulus [O^R =4.559 (95% CI: 2.004, 10.370) ], NIHSS score [O^R = 3.927 (95% CI: 1.727, 8.934) ], FIB level [O^R = 3.561 (95% CI: 1.565, 8.100) ], miR-29a level [O^R =0.365 (95% CI: 0.160, 0.830) ] was a risk factor for poor prognosis in patients with hydrocephalus after traumatic brain injury (P < 0.05). ROC curve results showed that the sensitivity of FIB, miR-29a level and their combined curve to predict poor prognosis of hydrocephalus patients after traumatic brain injury were 79.31% (95% CI: 0.597, 0.913) and 86.21% (95% CI: 0.674, 0.955) and 89.66% (95% CI: 0.715, 0.973); The specificity was 84.48% (95% CI: 0.721, 0.922), 82.76% (95% CI: 0.701, 0.910) and 93.10% (95% CI: 0.825, 0.978), respectively. The area under the curve was 0.799 (95% CI: 0.696, 0.879), 0.842 (95% CI: 0.747, 0.912) and 0.908 (95% CI: 0.826, 0.961), respectively.Conclusion Plasma FIB and miR-29a levels have important value in predicting the prognosis of patients with hydrocephalus after traumatic brain injury, and the combined value is higher.