Timing of Shunt Placement Relative to Shunt Infections in Cases of Hydrocephalus Associated with Myelomeningocele.

CONCLUSION: While the shunt infection rates for the simultaneous, early and delayed shunting groups were not significantly different, it is of interest that no shunt infections occurred in the delayed shunting group. Investigation with a larger number of patients is warranted to assess whether delayed shunting might reduce the risk of shunt infection. PMID: 31452179 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Turkish Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Tags: Turk Neurosurg Source Type: research