Abstract
Communicating hydrocephalus is caused by an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that is often treated with a ventricular shunt. There are few studies on the rates of ventricular catheter (VC) misplacement and postoperative intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) after shunt surgery. In this study, we evaluated the rate of VC misplacement and ICH after shunt surgery. In addition, VC misplacement was correlated to postoperative ICH and shunt revision within six months, respectively.
Highlights
Communicating hydrocephalus is caused by an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that is often treated with a ventricular shunt
We evaluated the rate of ventricular catheter (VC) misplacement and intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) after shunt surgery
Misplacement of the VC occurred in one third of the shunt insertions; this did not significantly increase the shunt revision rate
Summary
Communicating hydrocephalus is caused by an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that is often treated with a ventricular shunt. There are few studies on the rates of ventricular catheter (VC) misplacement and postoperative intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) after shunt surgery. We evaluated the rate of VC misplacement and ICH after shunt surgery. VC misplacement was correlated to postoperative ICH and shunt revision within six months, respectively. The revision rate for accurately placed VCs was 17 % compared to 21 % for misplaced VC (n.s.)
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