Ventricular-Peritoneal Shunt in Newborns in a High-Risk Maternity Unit: Case Series
| Autor: | Amanda Ferreira Barbosa, José Nolasco de Carvalho Neto, Carlos Alberto Miranda Lyra, Tiago de Paiva Cavalcante, Rilton Marcus Morais, Arthur Maynart Pereira Oliveira |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Brazilian Neurosurgery, Vol 39, Iss 02, Pp 079-082 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0103-5355 2359-5922 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0040-1708891 |
| Popis: | Objective To identify factors related to ventricular-peritoneal shunt (VPS) complications in pediatric patients at a high-risk maternity hospital. Methods Prospective study, conducted between September/2018 and June/2019, with selected newborns without previous ventricular bypass who underwent neurosurgery for VPS placement in a high-risk maternity hospital in the state of Sergipe, Brazil. Diagnosis of hydrocephalus occurred by transfontanelle ultrasound. The variables were analyzed by Student t-test, adopting p |
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