The programmable adult Codman Hakim valve is useful even in very small children with hydrocephalus: A 7-year retrospective study with special focus on cost/benefit analysis

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-7

  Arnell, Kai ^a,b   Eriksson, E ^a   Olsen, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; Codman Hakim programmable valve; Cost benefit analysis; Hydrocephalus; Infants

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; BRAIN VENTRICLE PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGRAMMABLE CODMAN HAKIM VALVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VALVE;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRAINAGE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 33645105068     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-923904     Document Type: Article

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