Long-term follow-up and comparison of programmable and non-programmable ventricular cerebrospinal fluid shunts among adult patients with different hydrocephalus etiologies: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Programmable valve (PV) has been shown as a solution to the high revision rate in pediatric hydrocephalus patients, but it remains controversial among adults. This study is to compare the overall revision rate, revision cause, and revision-free survival between PV and non-programmable valve (NPV) in adult patients with different hydrocephalus etiologies.

Method

We reviewed the chart of all patients with hydrocephalus receiving index ventricular cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt operations conducted at a single institution from January 2017 to December 2017. Patients included in the study were followed up for at least 5 years. Statistical tests including independent t-test, chi-square test, and Fisher's exact test were used for comparative analysis, and Kaplan-Meier

SUBMITTER: Chen KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10477099 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature