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Ventriculostomy and subsequent ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement after subarachnoid hemorrhage: the effect of side on postoperative complications
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Veröffentlicht: | 8. Juni 2016 |
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Objective: In patients suffering from aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) with shunt-dependent hydrocephalus, subsequent ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) placement is mandatory after ventriculostomy. However, in patients with previous ventriculostomy, the side of proximal VPS catheter placement is still controversially discussed. We therefore analyzed patients with ventriculostomy and subsequent VPS placement after SAH concering postoperative complications.
Method: From 2004 to 2014, 123 of 675 patients suffering from SAH underwent subsequent VPS placement after ventriculostomy in the authors’ institution. Patients were divided into two groups according to position of ventriculostomy and side of the proximal VPS catheter (same-side group versus contralateral-side-group). Procedure-related infectious and bleeding complications after VPS placement were assessed and further analyzed.
Results: Overall, postoperative VPS infections occurred in 6 of 123 patients (5%). Furthermore, 4 of 123 patients (3%) suffered from VPS-related hemorrhage. However, VPS infection rate did not differ significantly between patients in the same-side and the contralateral-side group (p=0.4). VPS-related hemorrhage rate did not differ significantly between patients in the same-side and the contralateral-side group (p=0.3).
Conclusions: The present data suggests that the use of the ventriculostomy site for VPS placement might be safe regarding postoperative VPS infections and VPS-related hemorrhage.