Shunt infusion studies: impact on patient outcome, including health economics.
Despina Aphroditi LalouMarek CzosnykaMatthew R GarnettEva NabbanjaGianpaolo PetrellaPeter J HutchinsonJohn D PickardZofia CzosnykaPublished in: Acta neurochirurgica (2020)
Our results provide evidence of the importance of shunt testing in vivo to confirm shunt malfunction. Avoiding unnecessary shunt revisions carries a strong health benefit for patients that also translates to a significant financial benefit for the National Health Service and potentially for other healthcare systems worldwide.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- pulmonary artery
- public health
- end stage renal disease
- mental health
- health information
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- coronary artery
- low dose
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- pulmonary hypertension
- health promotion
- case report
- young adults
- risk assessment
- social media
- patient reported