The influence of surgical operative experience on the duration of first ventriculoperitoneal shunt function and infection

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 295-301

  Cochrane, D D ^a,c   Kestle, J R W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Infection rate; Outcome; Shunt function; Surgeon volume; Surgical experience

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFECTION RATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNT INFECTION; SURGEON; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SURVIVAL RATE; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0038545602     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070413     Document Type: Article

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