22. Pediatric External Ventricular Drain Infection: Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital of Pakistan
Masood Uz Zaman Babar1, Amjad Qureshi2, Kamran Ali Shahani3, Abdul Hameed Radhan4, Gunesh Kumar5 and Nasrullah Aamer6
ABSTRACT
Objective: To determine the frequency of external ventricular drain Infection in a pediatric population presenting with hydrocephalus.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences Hyerabad, Sindh, Pakistan for the period of one year from 30th June 2019 to 30thJune 2020 after approval from the Ethical review committee Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences Hyerabad, Sindh, Pakistan.
Materials and Methods: A total of 91 patients were included in this study. Demographic information like age, gender, the weight of the child and duration of symptoms and positive culture were taken as EVD infection. All the data were analyzed in SPSS version 22.0.
Results: EVD infection was in 13(14.3%) patients 78(85.7%) patients have no infection. Mean age7.14 was with standard deviation 3.965 and the weight of the children was 17.5±4.98 (in kg).41 (45.1%) patients were male and 50(54.9%) were female. the proportion of females was more than male.
Conclusion: EVD is a popular neurochirurgical technique used to treat a range of neurochirurgical conditions like hydrocephalus.A clearly defined guideline on different aspects of integration and maintenance can be a useful approach for reducing the frequency of EVD-related infections.
Key Words: Cerebrospinal, Children, External Ventricular Drain, Fluid, Hydrocephalus, Infection
Citation of article: Babar MZ, Qureshi A, Shahani KA, Radhan AH, Kumar G, Aamer N. Pediatric
External Ventricular Drain Infection: Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital of Pakistan. Med Forum 2021;32(3):95-99.