Braga MH, Carvalho GT, Brandão RA, Lima FB, Costa BS. (2009) Early shunt complications in 46 children with hydrocephalus. Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria. 2009 Jun;67(2A):273-7.
Department of Neurosurgery, Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the causes of early shunt complications in 46 children with hydrocephalus. METHOD: A retrospective study was conducted on 46 children submitted to ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery between February 2005 and February 2007. RESULTS: Thirteen (28%) patients presented complications, which were due to infection in 9 (69%) and to malfunction of the shunt system in 4 (31%).The mean number of surgical procedures performed on patients who presented complications was 2.8 per patient, with a total of 46 surgeries in this group. All patients with infectious complications were identified during their hospital stay. CONCLUSIONS: Infection was the most common complication. The infection rate was proportional to the length of hospital stay. All patients with hydrocephalus due to tumors or myelomeningocele presented complications. A higher incidence of infections was observed in children older than 2 years.
PMID: 19547822
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