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
1994
Time-related patterns of ventricular shunt failure
Kast J, Duong D, Nowzari F, Chadduck W, Schiff S. Time-related patterns of ventricular shunt failure. Child's Nervous System 1994, 10: 524-528. PMID: 7882375, DOI: 10.1007/bf00335075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShunt failureVentricular shunt failureVentriculoperitoneal shunt failureAge of patientsCatheter placement techniqueVentricular catheter placementNovel valve systemDistal failureDistal malfunctionProximal malfunctionConsecutive patientsProximal obstructionShunt placementCatheter placementPrimary etiologyShunt revisionShunt malfunctionSite of failureTime-related patternOverall seriesProximal failureCommon causeOutcome studiesHigh incidencePatients