Survival Rate and Shunt Infection Incidence Following Gastrostomy in Adult Patients with an Existing Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt

Ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VPS) and gastrostomies are frequently provided in daily practice. This study investigated the incidence of VPS infection and the survival rate among adult patients who underwent gastrostomy at least 1 month after VPS placement. This single-center retrospective cohort stu...

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Autores principales: MAWATARI, Fumihiro, SHIMIZU, Tadashi, MIYAAKI, Hisamitsu, ARIMA, Tetsuhiko, FUKUDA, Sachiko, KITA, Yoshiko, FUKAHORI, Aiko, ITO, Hiroyuki, MATSUKI, Kei, IKEMATSU, Yoshito, RYU, Nobutoshi, Nakao, Kazuhiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japan Neurosurgical Society 2021
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8666294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34629351
http://dx.doi.org/10.2176/nmc.oa.2021-0165

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8666294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34629351
http://dx.doi.org/10.2176/nmc.oa.2021-0165

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