Tag: Shunt

Ventricular and lumbar cerebrospinal fluid analysis in 77 HIV-negative patients with Cryptococcal meningitis who received a ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Ventricular and lumbar cerebrospinal fluid analysis in 77 HIV-negative patients with Cryptococcal meningitis who received a ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Felix - December 10, 2022
PatientsA complete of 100 patients with CM have been admitted to the Department of Neurosurgery of Lingnan Hospital, Branch of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, from January 2016 to August 2020. Only 77 patients with CM have...
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt and Gastrostomy Tube Placement and Timing: A Database Analysis

Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt and Gastrostomy Tube Placement and Timing: A Database Analysis

Felix - April 4, 2022
Background Debate exists concerning the security of ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement within the presence of a gastrostomy tube and the timing of those procedures from one another. Using a big database, we sought to find out the charges of shunt an infection...