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6483138

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
Fifty-three low birth weight high risk newborns who developed progressive hydrocephalus despite a trial period of intermittent lumbar punctures underwent cribside ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement. They all weighed less than 2000 g at the time of shunting (mean, 1308.6 g +/- 398.2 SD). The operative procedures were performed at a mean age of 31.5 days +/- 16.1 (SD). There were no deaths in this series. During the nursery stay, 14 patients required operative revisions for obstruction. The most common problem was infection, which occurred in 13 (24.5%) after the primary intervention and in another 5 of the 14 (35.7%) patients who required revision. The overall infection rate/patient was 26.9%. Shunt removal and intensive antibiotic therapy cured the infection in all but 1 patient. Premature, low birth weight newborns may undergo ventriculoperitoneal shunting, but close follow-up for complications such as infection and shunt obstruction is always required.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0148-396X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
198-202
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Ventriculoperitoneal shunts in high risk newborns weighing under 2000 grams: a clinical report.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article