Comparison of techniques for ventriculoperitoneal shunting in 523 patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 904-907

  Chalouhi, Nohra ^a   Whiting, Alex ^a   Anderson, Eliza C ^a   Witte, Samantha ^a   Zanaty, Mario ^a   Tjoumakaris, Stavropoula ^a   Gonzalez, L Fernando ^a   Hasan, David ^b   Starke, Robert M ^c   Hann, Shannon ^a   Ghobrial, George M ^a   Rosenwasser, Robert ^a   Jabbour, Pascal ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Infection; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Vascular disorders; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SHUNT INFECTION; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 84907863219     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2014.6.JNS132638     Document Type: Article

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