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Infectious complications of shunt systems in children from the region of upper silesia treated in the years 2000-2010

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  • 1. Wydział Lekarski, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach
  • 2. Wydział Farmaceutyczny z Oddziałem Medycyny Laboratoryjnej, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach
  • 3. Klinika Neurochirurgii Dziecięcej Katedry Medycyny Ratunkowej i Neurochirurgii Dziecięcej, Wydział Zdrowia Publicznego, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach

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Zygmunt Agata, Szefczyk-Polowczyk Lucyna, Mandera Marek. Infectious complications of shunt systems in children from the region of Upper Silesia treated in the years 2000-2010. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2015;5(5):205-212. ISSN 2391-8306. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.17590

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Received: 15.02.2015. Revised 27.04.2015. Accepted: 08.05.2015.

 

INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS OF SHUNT SYSTEMS IN CHILDREN FROM THE REGION OF UPPER SILESIA TREATED IN THE YEARS 2000-2010

 

Agata Zygmunt1, Lucyna Szefczyk-Polowczyk2, Marek Mandera3

 

1Studium Doktoranckie, Wydział Lekarski, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach

2Studium Doktoranckie, Wydział Farmaceutyczny z Oddziałem Medycyny Laboratoryjnej, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach

3 Klinika Neurochirurgii Dziecięcej
Katedry Medycyny Ratunkowej i Neurochirurgii Dziecięcej, Wydział Zdrowia Publicznego, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach

 

Adres do korespondencji: Katowice 40-477 ul. Gościnna 5d/24

Adres e-mail: agatamucha85@gmail.com

 

Abstract

Introduction. Infections of shunt systems are still a major problem in pediatric neurosurgery. They are the cause of 19% of all revision within 10 years of implantation of the shunt.
Aim. The aim of the study was infectious complications in patients of the Pediatric Neurosurgery operated on for hydrocephalus in 2000-2010 in Katowice.
Material and methods. In order to implement the above assumptions medical records were reviewed of patients hospitalized in the Pediatric Neurosurgery in Katowice in the years 2000 - 2010. Results. First shunt implantation were performed in children under the 3 months of age. Infectious complications occurred in 5.2% of patients operated on for hydrocephalus in 10 years. Conclusion. Shunt system infections occurred most often in children up to the age of 6 months. The most common infectious agent in the test was staphylococcus epidermidis.

 

Key words: infection, shunt system, the etiological agent, shunt implantation, infectious complications.

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