Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt 30-Day Failure Rate

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Yahia Al-Tamimi · Leeds General Infirmary

Priyank Sinha · Leeds General Infirmary

Paul Chumas · Leeds General Infirmary

Darach Crimmins · Temple Street Children's University Hospital

James M. Drake · Hospital for Sick Children

John R. W. Kestle · University of British Columbia

Richard Hayward

Abstract

VP shunt survival in the UK is comparable to the published multicenter data investigating shunt survival. The 30-day failure rate may represent a better barometer of surgical outcome and should be used as a separate outcome measure in the design of future trials.

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Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations

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Published in: Neurosurgery

Volume 74, Issue 1, pp. 29-34

DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000000196

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