TH Prevalence of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection, One Hospital Experience

Abstract: The usage of cerebral spinal shunts is considered the most common way of surgical treatment in hydrocephalus patients. There have been many complications associated with shunts. Infection is considereed the most common complication. S.epidermis is generally accepted as the most common pathogen. This study is intended shed light on pathogens found in our institution among patients who needed shunt reviewing secondary to confirmed infection. Methods: This is a cross-sectional single institution study. Patients who needed shunt review from 2008 until 2012 (68 patients) were included initially. 27 patients had positive lab results for shunt infections. Results: Males constituted the majority of study subjects (63%) compared to females (37%). Pediatric patients were 85.2% of our study sample. Congenital hydrocephalus (44.4%) was the main etiology. Staphylococcus epidermidis was the main organism where it was found in 33.3% of patients. Staphylococcus aureus was found in 18.5% of patients. Conclusion: The Prevalence of shunt infection is higher in our population compared to worldwide numbers. The results of our study are consistent with published research in terms of organism prevalence. Keywords: TH prevalence, Staphylococcus epidermidis, main etiology. Title: TH Prevalence of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection, One Hospital Experience Author: Dr. Mohand Alzughaibi, Dr. Yasser Babgi, Dr. Nayf alshammari, Dr. Neville Russell International Journal of Healthcare Sciences ISSN 2348-5728 (Online) Research Publish Journals

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