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Epidemiological Profile Of Children With External Ventricular Drainage

2017; International Medical Society; Volume: 10; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3823/2317

1755-7682

Alane Barreto de Almeida Leôncio, Thaís Grilo Moreira Xavier, Saionara Lenarda Oliveira Dantas, Cibério Ladim Macêdo, Andrea Valente Braga, Silvia Virginia Pereira Do Nascimento Correia, Thaiany Batista Sarmento de Oliveira, Hérika Brito Gomes de Farias,

Injury Epidemiology and Prevention

Objective: tracing the epidemiological profile, focused on infectious aspects, of children undergoing insertion of external ventricular drainage valve for the treatment of hydrocephalus. Method: A retrospective, documentary and descriptive study of clinical and epidemiological approach with a quantitative analysis of the findings. The sample consisted of 53 children in a pediatric hospital of reference in the state of Paraiba in the period July 2009 to December 2014. For data analysis, non-parametric tests were used, and the chi-square test and Fisher test performed according to the statement. Results: Among the 53 children who participated in our study, 49.1% (26) died. According to the causes found on the death certificate, 69.2% of the causes of death described relation to infection. Conclusion: the high rates of CNS infections and other acquired infections, resulting in the deaths of children who underwent insertion of EVD valve, they are the result of a set of facts involving the care of a multidisciplinary team. The high incidence presented in the shunt study showed that changes and system remaining in the patient to a risk factor for infection.