| Title |
Analysis of factors affecting ventriculoperitoneal shunt survival in pediatric patients
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Child's Nervous System, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00381-012-2004-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Farid Khan, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Abdul Rehman, Muhammad Ehsan Bari |
| Abstract |
Management of hydrocephalus with insertion of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is associated with significant complications in both adult and pediatric patients. These may be more common in developing countries due to poor economic conditions and a dearth of available resources. We report a 6 years' experience with VP shunt insertion in pediatric patients from a developing country, focusing particularly on factors affecting shunt failure. |
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| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 134 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Student > Bachelor | 21 | 15% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 18 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 13% |
| Other | 15 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 7% |
| Other | 22 | 16% |
| Unknown | 32 | 24% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 67 | 49% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 6% |
| Neuroscience | 7 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 2% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 10 | 7% |
| Unknown | 38 | 28% |
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