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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infections in Children: Demographical, Clinical Findings and Evaluation of Thrombocyte Parameters

Çocuklarda Ventriküloperitoneal Şant Enfeksiyonu: Demografik, Klinik Özellikler ve Tanıda Trombosit Parametrelerinin Değerlendirilmesi

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In the case of VP shunt infections, in order to use the platelet parameters (MPW, PDW) for diagnosis, prospective studies with more patients are needed.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: We investigated demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics of children with ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt infection in this study.
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Key Findings & Data:Material and Methods: In this study, medical records of patients diagnosed with VP shunt infection between the years 2015-2018 were retrospectively reviewed.
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Conclusion & Impact:In the case of VP shunt infections, in order to use the platelet parameters (MPW, PDW) for diagnosis, prospective studies with more patients are needed.
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📍Scope:2015-2018 Verileri
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Objective: We investigated demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics of children with ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt infection in this study. The aim of this study was to make a comparison between the values obtained before and after treatment, and those obtained before treatment and of the control groups in terms of platelet count, mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW) values in the diagnosis of VP shunt infection. Material and Methods: In this study, medical records of patients diagnosed with VP shunt infection between the years 2015-2018 were retrospectively reviewed. Healthy children of similar age groups were selected as the control group. The platelet count, MPV and PDW values of the patients were compared before and after treatment, and before treatment and with the control group. Results: 13 (39.4%) female and 20 (60.6%) male patients who were diagnosed with VP shunt infection were included in this study. The median age of the patients was 8 months (min-max: 1-106 month). The most common complaints were nausea and vomiting (66.7%) followed by loss of appetite (57.6%) and fever (51.5%). Growth in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture of 23 (69.7%) patients was detected and the most common cause was Staphylococcus epidermidis (57.6%). At admission, patients with VP shunt infection had mean follow-up platelet counts of 521.969 ± 143.697 µL (min-max: 256.000-854.000 µL) and 25 patients (75.7%) had thrombocytosis. There was statistically significant difference between before and after treatment platelet counts of the patients (p= 0.001). When MPW values were compared between before and after treatment, the mean MPW value at before treatment was 9.58 fL and the mean MPW value at after treatment was 9.87 fL, which was statistically significant (p= 0.027). The difference between PDW values before and after treatment was not statistically significant. When MPW and PDW values of the control group and the patients were compared, there was no statistical difference. Conclusion: In our study, there was no statistical difference between MPW and PDW values in healthy children and patients with VP shunt infection. However, in patients with VP shunt infection, although thrombocytosis was present at the beginning of the treatment, the values after treatment were within normal limits. At the beginning of treatment, MPW values were found to be lower than after the treatment. In the case of VP shunt infections, in order to use the platelet parameters (MPW, PDW) for diagnosis, prospective studies with more patients are needed.

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Giriş:Bu çalışmada ventriküloperitoneal (VP) şant enfeksiyonu gelişen çocuk hastaların demografik, klinik, laboratuvar özellikleri incelenmiş-tir. VP şant enfeksiyonu tanısında trombosit sayısı, ortalama trombosit hacmi (OTH), trombosit dağılım aralığı (TDA) değerlerinin tedavi önce-si, tedavi sonrası ve tedavi öncesi ile kontrol grubunun karşılaştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışmada 2015-2018 yılları arasında VP şant enfeksiyonu tanısı alan hastaların dosyaları geriye dönük olarak incelen-di. Benzer yaş grubundan sağlıklı çocuklar kontrol grubu olarak seçildi. Hastaların tedavi öncesi, sonrası ve tedavi öncesi ile kontrol grubu trom-bosit sayısı, OTH ve TDA değerleri karşılaştırıldı. Bulgular: Bu çalışmaya VP şant enfeksiyonu tanısı alan 13 (%39.4)’ü kız, 20 (%60.6)’si erkek 33 hasta dahil edildi. Hastaların median yaşı 8 ay (min-maks: 1-106 ay) idi. En sık başvuru yakınması bulantı-kusma (%66.7) olup bunu iştahsızlık (%57.6) ve ateş (51.5) izlemekte idi. Has-taların 23 ( %69.7)’ünde beyin omurilik sıvısı (BOS) kültüründe üreme tespit edildi ve en sık etken Staphylococcus epidermidis (%57.6) idi. VP şant enfeksiyonu olan hastaların yatışta bakılan ortalama trombosit de-ğerleri 521.969 ± 143.697 µL (min-maks: 256.000-854.000m µL) olup 25 (%75.7)’inde trombositoz mevcut idi. Hastaların tedavi öncesi ve sonrası trombosit sayıları arasında anlamlı fark bulundu (p= 0.001). Tedavi ön-cesi ve sonrası OTH değerleri karşılaştırıldığında tedavi öncesi ortalama OTH değeri 9.58 fL iken tedavi sonrası ortalama OTH değeri 9.87 fL idi ve fark anlamlı idi (p= 0.027). Tedavi öncesi ve sonrası TDA değerleri açısın-dan fark anlamlı değildi. Kontrol grubu ile hastaların tedavi öncesi OTH ve TDA değerleri karşılaştırıldığında fark anlamlı bulunmadı. Sonuç: Çalışmamızda sağlıklı çocuklar ile VP şant enfeksiyonu olan has-talarda OTH ve TDA değerleri arasında anlamlı fark bulunmadı. Ancak VP şant enfeksiyonu olan hastalarda tedavi başlangıcında trombositoz mevcut iken tedavi sonrası değerlerin normal sınırlara geldiği görüldü. Tedavi başlangıcında OTH değerlerinin tedavi sonrasına göre daha düşük olduğu saptandı. VP şant enfeksiyonlarında trombosit parametrelerinin (OTH, TDA) tanıda kullanımı için daha fazla hasta ile yapılan prospektif çalışmalara ihtiyaç vardır.

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GÜNDEŞLİOĞLU, Ö. Ö., HAYTOĞLU, Z., ÖZSOY, K. M., ALABAZ, D., KOCABAŞ, E. (2018). Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infections in Children: Demographical, Clinical Findings and Evaluation of Thrombocyte Parameters. Çocuk Enfeksiyon Dergisi, Cilt: 12 - Sayı: 2, 65–71. https://ajindex.com/articles/158568

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