Risk factors for recurrent shunt infections in children

详细信息	查看全文 | 推荐本文 |

• 作者：Adem Yilmaz^a ; ^{ademyilmaz70@yahoo.com} ; Ahmet Murat Musluman^a ; Nazan Dalgic^b ; Tufan Cansever^c ; Turker Dalkilic^a ; Evren Kundakci^a ; Yunus Aydin^a
• 关键词：Repeat shunt infection ; Risk factor ; Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt
• 刊名：Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：165_09675868
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：June, 2012
• 卷：19
• 期：6
• 页码：844-848
• 文件大小：157 K

摘要

Risk factors for recurrent shunt-related cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) infections were analyzed. A total of 58 children were treated for initial shunt infections (ISI): all children were treated with antibiotics and CSF drainage, either by removal of the shunt system and insertion of an external ventricular drainage (EVD) catheter (44 children, 75.9%) or by externalization of the existing ventricular catheter (14 children, 24.1%). Recurrent shunt infections (RSI) were detected in 15 children: nine had been treated with shunt removal and insertion of a new EVD catheter and six had been treated with externalization of the existing ventricular catheter. There was a statistically significant increase in the number of RSI in children treated with externalization of the existing ventricular catheter. Thus, to reduce the risk of RSI, total shunt removal and insertion of a new EVD catheter is preferred.