Analysis of the efficacy and related factors of ventriculoperitoneal shunt for AIDS with cryptococcal meningitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic pathogen, which is more common in patients with AIDS. Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) is an important complication of cryptococcal meningitis (CM) and affects the therapeutic effect of CM.

Objective

To evaluate the effect and treatment for the management of ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) in the treatment of AIDS complicated with CM and to analyze the factors associated with VPS and the indices affecting the outcome of CM patients.

Methods

A retrospective case study was conducted on patients with CM treated in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine from 2011 to 2019. The Chi-square test was used for categorical variables and the Student's t-test was used for co

SUBMITTER: Chai Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9479539 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature