Can using a peel-away sheath in shunt implantation prevent ventricular catheter obstruction?
Articles > Article · 2010
Authors: Mahmut ÇAMLAR, YUSUF ERŞAHİN, Fusun Demircivi ÖZER, Fatih ŞEN, Mehmet Nurullah ORMAN
Child's Nervous System, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2010, vol 27, pp 295-298
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-010-1226-7
Summary
Shunt obstruction is the most common shunt complication. In 2003, Kehler et al. used peel-away sheath while implanting the ventricular catheter in 20 patients. They found less revision rate in the peel-away sheath group. We aimed to test the efficacy of this technique in cadavers.