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Cerebrospinal fluid shunts procedure

Known as: Shunts, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Cerebrospinal fluid shunts, Shunt, Cerebrospinal Fluid 
Tubes inserted to create communication between a cerebral ventricle and the internal jugular vein. Their emplacement permits draining of… 
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Anastomosis, Surgical
Educational aspectsVentricular shunt deviceVentriculoperitoneal catheterbrain surgery

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Infection rates following initial cerebrospinal fluid shunt placement across pediatric hospitals in the United States. Clinical article.
OBJECT Reported rates of CSF shunt infection vary widely across studies. The study objective was to determine the CSF shunt… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Third Ventriculostomy versus Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt as a First Procedure in Pediatric Hydrocephalus
Background: Third ventriculostomy (TV) has been reported to be efficacious for diverse causes of obstructive hydrocephalus in… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Antibiotic prophylaxis for cerebrospinal fluid shunts: a metanalysis.
The value of antibiotic prophylaxis for clean neurosurgical procedures without the implantation of a foreign body has been… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Efficacy of antimicrobial prophylaxis in placement of cerebrospinal fluid shunts: meta-analysis.
The objective of this study was to determine if perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis decreases the incidence of subsequent… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Infection of cerebrospinal fluid shunts in infants: a study of etiological factors.
The aim of this study was to find reasons for the high incidence of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections seen in neonates. Four… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from cerebrospinal fluid shunts: importance of slime production, species identification, and shunt removal to clinical outcome.
We collected and characterized 85 strains of coagulase-negative staphylococci (51 pathogens and 34 contaminants) from… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Experience with 1201 cerebrospinal fluid shunt procedures.
This report of our experience with 1,201 cerebrospinal fluid shunt procedures over a 17-year period includes two time periods… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Prospective randomized study of therapy in cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection.
Thirty patients who met the rigid criteria for a prospective randomized study of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt infections… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Long-term analysis of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections. A 25-year experience.
The authors have retrospectively analyzed 840 cerebrospinal fluid shunting procedures over a 25-year period to determine the… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
A Study of the Sources of Infection in Colonised Shunts
Bacteriological studies were carried out in 100 operations for insertion or revision of cerebrospinal fluid shunts. Nine cases of… 
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