Volume : VIII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT FOR HYDROCEPHALUS

Dr. Sukirti Chauhan, Dr. M. Anandha Shanmugaraj

Abstract :

AIM: To identify the spectrum of patients for whom cereospinal fluid diversion  is done and to study the pattern of presentation based on clinical criteria and symptomatology and  radiological investigation . To study the indications for the ventriculoperitoneal shunt and the further course in the hospital from admission to discharge including the complications in the study period designated from January 2013 to December 2014 which spans 2 years and followed up the cases for around 6 months.

OBJECTIVES : To study the indications of the cereospinal fluid diversion procedure and the course of the patient from the time of admission to discharge. This includes the presenting symptoms, radiological investigation, the admitting GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale) , cereospinal fluid study and the condition at discharge and complications .

MATERIALS AND METHODS : It is a retrospective and prospective  analysis of 100 patients in a tertiary care centre from January 2013 to December 2014 for a span of 2 years.

OBSERVATION AND RESULTS:Out of the hundred patients who underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt 59% were done among paediatric patients and 41% were done on adult patients and  77% underwent emergency ventriculoperitoneal shunt and 23% underwent elective VP Shunt. There is no significant short term outcome difference based on the side of shunt (either left or right).

CONCLUSION :  The incidence of hydrocephalous appears to be more in the paediatric population. Early emergency shunting of hydrocephalous carries good prognosis especially if the admitting GCS is 12 or above.

Abeviations : CSF– Cereospinal fluid, GCS – Glasgow Coma Scale

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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Dr. SUKIRTI CHAUHAN, Dr. M. ANANDHA SHANMUGARAJ, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT FOR HYDROCEPHALUS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-9 | September-2018


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