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.
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