Outcomes of ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement with or without laparoscopic assistance: An analysis of the national inpatient sample.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) can be placed solely by a neurosurgeon often via an open-laparotomy approach, or laparoscopically as a collaborative effort between a neurosurgeon and a general surgeon. Prior studies have shown conflicting results when examining outcomes regarding infection, revision rate, hospital charges, length of stay, and mortality between the open mini-laparotomy and the laparoscopic approaches.

Objective

The current study uses the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) to compare outcomes of open mini-laparotomy vs. laparoscopic collaborative approach in VPS placement.

Methods

We performed a retrospective database study of the NIS from October 2015-December 2017 utilizing International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision coding to ide

SUBMITTER: Maloney M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10776436 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature