Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection: A Study about Age as a Risk Factor in Hydrocephalus Pediatrics

• Main Authors: Bastian, Reza Akbar, Pramusinto, Handoyo, Basuki, Endro, Marianne, Marianne
• 格式: Article PeerReviewed
• 語言: English
• 出版: Scientific Foundation SPIROSKI 2022
• 主題: Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine not elsewhere classified
• 在線閱讀: https://repository.ugm.ac.id/283731/1/Ventriculoperitoneal%20Shunt%20Infection.pdf; https://repository.ugm.ac.id/283731/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85126048379&doi=10.3889%2foamjms.2022.8251&partnerID=40&md5=a10b4c63d1bb57fcdadd0ece9b661164
• 機構: Universitas Gadjah Mada

BACKGROUND: Shunt infection is one of the dreaded and serious complications following ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VP shunt) insertion, especially in a pediatric population. Numerous risk factors have been identified, particularly in developing countries, indicating that age may play an essential ele...