Jason S Hauptman, John Kestle, Jay Riva-Cambrin, Abhaya V Kulkarni, Samuel R Browd, Curtis J Rozzelle, William E Whitehead, Robert P Naftel, Jonathan Pindrik, David D Limbrick, James Drake, John C Wellons, Mandeep S Tamber, Chevis N Shannon, Tamara D Simon, Ian F Pollack, Patrick J McDonald, Mark D Krieger, Jason Chu, Todd C Hankinson, Eric M Jackson, Jessica S Alvey, Ron W Reeder, Richard Holubkov
OBJECTIVE: The primary objective of this study was to use the prospective Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network (HCRN) registry to determine clinical predictors of fast time to shunt failure (≤ 30 days from last revision) and ultrafast time to failure (≤ 7 days from last revision). METHODS: Revisions (including those due to infection) to permanent shunt placements that occurred between April 2008 and November 2017 for patients whose entire shunt experience was recorded in the registry were analyzed...
December 18, 2020: Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics