Ommaya reservoir infection rate: a 6-year retrospective cohort study of Ommaya reservoir in pediatrics

Nafisah, Sharafaldeen Bin; Ahmad, Maqsood

doi:10.1007/s00381-014-2561-x

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“…Surgery, medical procedures, radiation therapy, and the widespread and increasing use of catheters and other devices is often associated with the development of infection [15]. The use of multiple-lumen vascular access catheters has become commonplace and greatly facilitates the drawing of blood and the administration of various entities such as chemotherapy, antimicrobial agents, blood and blood products, and fluids.…”

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Infections in Cancer Patients with Solid Tumors: A Review

2017

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Solid tumors are much more common than hematologic malignancies. Although severe and prolonged neutropenia is uncommon, several factors increase the risk of infection in patients with solid tumors, and the presence of multiple risk factors in the same patient is not uncommon. These include obstruction (most often caused by progression of the tumor), disruption of natural anatomic barriers such as the skin and mucosal surfaces, and treatment-related factors such as chemotherapy, radiation, diagnostic and/or therapeutic surgical procedures, and the increasing use of medical devices such as various catheters, stents, and prostheses. Common sites of infection include the skin and skin structures (including surgical site infections), the bloodstream (including infections associated with central venous catheters), the lungs, the hepato-biliary and intestinal tracts, and the urinary tract, and include distinct clinical syndromes such as post-obstructive pneumonia, obstructive uropathy, and neutropenic enterocolitis. The epidemiology of most of these infections is changing with resistant organisms [MRSA, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing organisms] being isolated more often than in the past. Polymicrobial infections now predominate when deep tissue sites are involved. Conservative management of most of these infections (antibiotics, fluid and electrolyte replacement, bowel rest when needed) is generally effective, with surgical intervention being reserved for the drainage of deep abscesses, or to deal with complications such as intestinal obstruction or hemorrhage. Infected prostheses often need to be removed. Reactivation of certain viral infections (HBV, HCV, and occasionally CMV) has become an important issue, and screening, prevention and treatment strategies are being developed. Infection prevention, infection control, and antimicrobial stewardship are important strategies in the overall management of infections in patients with solid tumors. Occasionally, infections mimic solid tumors and cause diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.

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Infections in Cancer Patients with Solid Tumors: A Review

2017

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“…Regarding the initial treatment with ventricular access device technique, different series reported infection rates ranging between 6% and 10% (6,10,22). In cases where ventricular access device placement was preferred as the initial treatment for PHH, device revision rates were reported as high as 20%, and permanent CSF shunt requirement rates was reported up to 88% (4,6,10,22).…”

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Early endoscopic ventricular irrigation for the treatment of neonatal posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus. a feasible treatment option or not ? -a multi center report-

Etüş

Kahiloğulları²,

Karabağlı³

et al. 2016

Turkish Neurosurgery

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“…While surgical resection of solid tumors improves cancer patient mortality, it also introduces the additional risk of developing an infection. Medical procedures combined with the increasing use of inpatient medical devices directly increase a patient’s risk of acquiring a nosocomial infection [ 4 ]. Conventional chemotherapy and radiation therapy are also infectious risk factors in cancer patients.…”

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Infections in Hospitalized Cancer Patients

Delgado

Guddati

2021

World J Oncol

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Cancer patients are at an increased risk of developing infections that are primarily treatment-driven but may also be malignancy-driven. While cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery have been known to improve malignancy morbidity and mortality, they also have the potential to weaken immune defenses and induce periods of severe cytopenia. These adverse effects pave the way for opportunistic infections to complicate a hospitalized cancer patient's clinical course. Understanding the risk each patient inherently has for developing a bacterial, fungal, or viral infection is critical to choosing the correct prophylactic treatment in conjunction with their scheduled cancer therapy. This review discusses the most common types of infections found in hospitalized cancer patients as well as the current guidelines for prophylactic and antimicrobial treatment in cancer patients. In addition, it describes the interaction between antibiotics and cancer therapies for consideration when treating infection in a cancer patient.

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Ommaya reservoir infection rate: a 6-year retrospective cohort study of Ommaya reservoir in pediatrics

Cited by 20 publications

References 9 publications

Infections in Cancer Patients with Solid Tumors: A Review

Infections in Cancer Patients with Solid Tumors: A Review

Early endoscopic ventricular irrigation for the treatment of neonatal posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus. a feasible treatment option or not ? -a multi center report-

Infections in Hospitalized Cancer Patients

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