VP shunt failure occurs most commonly in revision surgery, and care should be taken at the index operation to reduce failure risk. Surgeon level, duration of surgery, aetiology of hydrocephalus and shunt system used did not influence overall failure rates. A closer look at larger head circumferences, their effect on shunt systems and the socio-economic factors behind late presentations should be investigated further in the future.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary artery
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- healthcare
- total knee arthroplasty
- young adults
- palliative care
- robot assisted
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- emergency department
- pain management
- current status
- total hip arthroplasty
- coronary artery disease
- cerebrospinal fluid
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- high resolution
- optical coherence tomography
- acute coronary syndrome
- disease virus