Rate and Risk Factors for Shunt Revision in Pediatric Patients with Hydrocephalus—A Population-Based Study
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is a common treatment for patients with hydrocephalus (HC). VPS is associated with complications that may lead to shunt revisions. We studied the surgical outcome of pediatric patients with HC in a population-based setting. The medical charts and imaging findings of...
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Veröffentlicht in: | World neurosurgery 2017-05, Vol.101, p.615-622 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is a common treatment for patients with hydrocephalus (HC). VPS is associated with complications that may lead to shunt revisions. We studied the surgical outcome of pediatric patients with HC in a population-based setting.
The medical charts and imaging findings of 80 patients ≤16 years old who required VPS secondary to HC were studied.
Mean age at time of initial shunt placement was 3.2 years (SD 4.5) and mean follow-up time was 3.3 years (SD 2.9); 57% of patients were male. Half of patients underwent shunt revision with mean time to first revision of 8 months. Patients ≤6 months old had a higher shunt revision rate compared with patients >6 months old (P < 0.001). The most common causes of HC requiring VPS were tumors (27.5%), congenital defects (22.5%), and intraventricular hemorrhage (19%). Revision rates in the intraventricular hemorrhage and congenital defects groups were 67% (P = 0.017) and 72% (P = 0.016) compared with 32% in the tumor group. Programmable valves (56%) were more common than nonprogrammable valves, but there was no significant difference in shunt survival (P = 0.632). The mean biparietal measurement change between preoperative and postoperative images was +0.9 mm in the no revision group and +6.6 mm in the revision group (P = 0.003).
Half of patients with shunts required revision. Age ≤6 months and intraventricular hemorrhage and congenital defects etiologies of HC were associated with increased risk for shunt revision. Most revisions were done during the first year after the initial VPS. |
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ISSN: | 1878-8750 1878-8769 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.02.030 |