Table 1: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS): Demographic data and clinical characteristics.
Sex |
n (%) |
Age, y |
n (%) |
VPS surgery |
n (%) |
SSI diagnosis |
n (%) |
Male |
225 (51.4) |
< 1 |
173 (39.5) |
First implantation |
211 (48.2) |
Culture * |
37 (53.6) |
Female |
213 (48.6) |
1 to 16 |
117 (26.7) |
Revision |
114 (26.0) |
Clinical criteria** |
32 (46.4) |
|
|
> 16 |
148 (33.8) |
Reimplantation |
113 (25.8) |
|
|
*Time between diagnosis and surgery; **Twenty-nine (46, 4%) cases presented negative cultures, but the diagnosis of SSI was confirmed by the clinical manifestation. For three cases, the diagnosis was established only by clinical criteria; culture was not performed.