TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors affecting the accuracy of ventricular catheter placement
AU - Wan, Kai
AU - Toy, Jennifer
AU - Wolfe, Rory
AU - Danks, Robert Andrew
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Despite technological improvements, ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts are still often complicated by malfunction, predominantly with proximal catheter obstruction. There is evidence that accurate placement of the ventricular catheter is significantly related to shunt survival. To identify possible risk factors that might lead to suboptimal shunt placement, we retrospectively reviewed the demographic data and radiological scans of 141 patients who underwent a VP shunt operation from 2005 to 2008 at our institution.
AB - Despite technological improvements, ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts are still often complicated by malfunction, predominantly with proximal catheter obstruction. There is evidence that accurate placement of the ventricular catheter is significantly related to shunt survival. To identify possible risk factors that might lead to suboptimal shunt placement, we retrospectively reviewed the demographic data and radiological scans of 141 patients who underwent a VP shunt operation from 2005 to 2008 at our institution.
UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21256029
U2 - 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.06.018
DO - 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.06.018
M3 - Article
SN - 0967-5868
VL - 18
SP - 485
EP - 488
JO - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
JF - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
IS - 4
ER -