Ventricular shunt infection strategic issues on the hardest complication of hydrocephalus treatment.

Ventricular shunt (VS) is still the main therapy for hydrocephalus in children. Although many lives can be saved with this procedure, shunts are notoriously prone to complications. Among these, infection is the most difficult to deal with. This paper evaluates most aspects of shunt infection, such a...

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Autores principales:	Isabella Nunes Matos, Livia Barros Taumaturgo, Maria Eduarda Quidute Arrais Rocha, Maria Victoria Pessoa Freire, Sarah Ferrer Augusto Gonçalves, Carlos Eduardo Barros Jucá
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Publicado:	Brazilian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery 2020
Materias:	ventricular shunt shunt infection cerebrospinal fluid infection ventriculitis Pediatrics RJ1-570 Surgery RD1-811
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e81140d5c3624a37960c65cbe7ff465b2021-11-23T21:46:36ZVentricular shunt infection strategic issues on the hardest complication of hydrocephalus treatment.2675-362610.46900/apn.v2i2(May-August).31https://doaj.org/article/e81140d5c3624a37960c65cbe7ff465b2020-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.archpedneurosurg.com.br/pkp/index.php/sbnped2019/article/view/31https://doaj.org/toc/2675-3626Ventricular shunt (VS) is still the main therapy for hydrocephalus in children. Although many lives can be saved with this procedure, shunts are notoriously prone to complications. Among these, infection is the most difficult to deal with. This paper evaluates most aspects of shunt infection, such as etiology, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment and associated complications. Literature shows that the majority of infections are caused by Staphylococcus, although other microorganisms can be involved, like gram-negatives and Mycoplasma. Etiology is thus variable and medical personel should be aware of it. Due to the potential of VS infection o provoke increasing morbidity and mortality in children, it should be stressed the importance of a correct and fast diagnosis to secure a suitable treatment. Additionally, there isn't an uniform protocol worldwide regarding the use of antibiotics, so it often depends on the physicians suggestion and the preference of the hospital's microbiology team. This situation reinforces the need for frequent update to the most recent literature available.Isabella Nunes MatosLivia Barros TaumaturgoMaria Eduarda Quidute Arrais RochaMaria Victoria Pessoa FreireSarah Ferrer Augusto GonçalvesCarlos Eduardo Barros JucáBrazilian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgeryarticleventricular shuntshunt infectioncerebrospinal fluid infectionventriculitisPediatricsRJ1-570SurgeryRD1-811ENArchives of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Vol 2, Iss 2(May-August), Pp e312020-e312020 (2020)
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spellingShingle	ventricular shunt shunt infection cerebrospinal fluid infection ventriculitis Pediatrics RJ1-570 Surgery RD1-811 Isabella Nunes Matos Livia Barros Taumaturgo Maria Eduarda Quidute Arrais Rocha Maria Victoria Pessoa Freire Sarah Ferrer Augusto Gonçalves Carlos Eduardo Barros Jucá Ventricular shunt infection strategic issues on the hardest complication of hydrocephalus treatment.
description	Ventricular shunt (VS) is still the main therapy for hydrocephalus in children. Although many lives can be saved with this procedure, shunts are notoriously prone to complications. Among these, infection is the most difficult to deal with. This paper evaluates most aspects of shunt infection, such as etiology, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment and associated complications. Literature shows that the majority of infections are caused by Staphylococcus, although other microorganisms can be involved, like gram-negatives and Mycoplasma. Etiology is thus variable and medical personel should be aware of it. Due to the potential of VS infection o provoke increasing morbidity and mortality in children, it should be stressed the importance of a correct and fast diagnosis to secure a suitable treatment. Additionally, there isn't an uniform protocol worldwide regarding the use of antibiotics, so it often depends on the physicians suggestion and the preference of the hospital's microbiology team. This situation reinforces the need for frequent update to the most recent literature available.
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author	Isabella Nunes Matos Livia Barros Taumaturgo Maria Eduarda Quidute Arrais Rocha Maria Victoria Pessoa Freire Sarah Ferrer Augusto Gonçalves Carlos Eduardo Barros Jucá
author_facet	Isabella Nunes Matos Livia Barros Taumaturgo Maria Eduarda Quidute Arrais Rocha Maria Victoria Pessoa Freire Sarah Ferrer Augusto Gonçalves Carlos Eduardo Barros Jucá
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title	Ventricular shunt infection strategic issues on the hardest complication of hydrocephalus treatment.
title_short	Ventricular shunt infection strategic issues on the hardest complication of hydrocephalus treatment.
title_full	Ventricular shunt infection strategic issues on the hardest complication of hydrocephalus treatment.
title_fullStr	Ventricular shunt infection strategic issues on the hardest complication of hydrocephalus treatment.
title_full_unstemmed	Ventricular shunt infection strategic issues on the hardest complication of hydrocephalus treatment.
title_sort	ventricular shunt infection strategic issues on the hardest complication of hydrocephalus treatment.
publisher	Brazilian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
publishDate	2020
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Ventricular shunt infection strategic issues on the hardest complication of hydrocephalus treatment.

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