Fractures of the Peritoneal Catheter of Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
| Autor: | Leslie C. Hellbusch, Gabriel M. Cuka |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Retrospective cohort study General Medicine Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Catheterization Surgery Ventriculoperitoneal shunts Catheter Cerebrospinal fluid Anesthesia Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Overall survival Humans Equipment Failure Neurology (clinical) Peritoneal catheter Complication business Shunt (electrical) Retrospective Studies |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric Neurosurgery. 22:101-103 |
| ISSN: | 1423-0305 1016-2291 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000120884 |
| Popis: | A retrospective study of fractures of peritoneal catheters of ventriculoperitoneal shunts is described. Fracture of the peritoneal catheter accounts for 21.2% of shunt revisions. During the time period of January 1985 through July 1993, 401 PS Medical peritoneal catheters were installed and 23 fractures occurred. The fracture rate of PS Medical small-sized catheters is 15.3%. The fracture rate of PS Medical regular-sized catheters is 2.1%. The overall survival rates of the PS Medical small-sized and regular-sized catheters are significantly statistically different (p0.001). The peritoneal catheters fractured most frequently in the neck. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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