Validity of Shunt Pumping Test as a Screening Modality for Shunt Block: An Experimental Study
Purpose To ascertain the validity and efficacy of shunt compression test in evaluating a blocked shunt. Methods An experimental model was created using a Chhabra shunt, and 25 physicians with 1 to 3 years of experience in neurosurgery were asked to assess the block in the model where artificial blo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Neurosurgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0040-1708572 |