Early shunt surgery improves survival in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

To examine the effect of delayed compared to early planning of shunt surgery on survival, in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), a long-term follow-up case-control study of patients exposed to a severe delay of treatment was performed.

Methods

In 2010-2011 our university hospital was affected by an administrative and economic failure that led to postponement of several elective neurosurgical procedures. This resulted in an unintentional delay of planning of treatment for a group of iNPH patients, referred to as iNPH_Delayed (n = 33, waiting time for shunt surgery 6-24 months). These were compared to patients treated within 3 months, iNPH_Early (n = 69). Primary outcome was mortality. Dates and underlying c

SUBMITTER: Andren K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7986742 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature