2000
Long-Term Follow-Up Data from the Shunt Design Trial
Kestle J, Drake J, Milner R, Sainte-Rose C, Cinalli G, Boop F, Piatt J, Haines S, Schiff S, Cochrane D, Steinbok P, MacNeil N. Long-Term Follow-Up Data from the Shunt Design Trial. Pediatric Neurosurgery 2000, 33: 230-236. PMID: 11155058, DOI: 10.1159/000055960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst shunt failureShunt failureDifferential pressure valvesOverall shunt survivalShunt Design TrialShunt failure ratesLate complicationsShunt surgeryShunt survivalInitial treatmentTerm followShunt obstructionDelta valvesHydrocephalic childrenOriginal trialPediatric hydrocephalusSurvival advantagePatient statusPatientsTrialsDesign trialSignificant differencesObstructionOverdrainageInfection
1998
Randomized trial of cerebrospinal fluid shunt valve design in pediatric hydrocephalus.
Drake J, Kestle J, Milner R, Cinalli G, Boop F, Piatt J, Haines S, Schiff S, Cochrane D, Steinbok P, MacNeil N. Randomized trial of cerebrospinal fluid shunt valve design in pediatric hydrocephalus. Neurosurgery 1998, 43: 294-303; discussion 303-5. PMID: 9696082, DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199808000-00068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShunt obstructionDifferential pressure valvesShunt failurePediatric hydrocephalusCerebrospinal fluid shunt failuresCerebrospinal fluid shunt insertionTreatment failure rateShunt failure ratesOrbis-Sigma valvePediatric neurosurgical centersUpright positionCerebrospinal fluid shuntsIndependent case reviewShunt insertionCerebral ventricleDelta valvesHydrocephalic childrenFailure rateNeurosurgical centersOutcome eventsCase reviewPatientsObstructionShunt valveInfection