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Neuronavigation and Laparoscopy Guided Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Insertion for the Treatment of Hydrocephalus
Published on: October 14, 2022
[Risk factors of shunt-dependent hydrocephalus after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage]
1Department of Neurosurgery,Second Affiliated Hospital,Zhejiang University School of Medicine,Hangzhou 310009,China.
Objective:
To investigate risk factors for the occurrence of shunt-dependent hydrocephalus in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).
Methods:
A cohort of 136 consecutive patients who were treated for ruptured aneurysms within 72 h after onset of aSAH from January 2011 to January 2013 were retrospectively analyzed. Lumbar drainage was performed during the surgery in all patients. The risk factors of shunt-dependent hydrocephalus were analyzed.
Results:
Of 136 patients, 23 (16.91%) underwent shunt operation to treat shunt-dependent hydrocephalus. Univariate analysis showed that Hunt-Hess grade at admission (P<0.01), Fisher grade (P<0.01), the presence of intraventricular hemorrhage (P<0.01), location of ruptured aneurysm (P=0.001), and the average daily volume of cerebrospinal fluid drainage (CSF) (P=0.047) were associated with shunt-dependent hydrocephalus.
Conclusion:
The aSAH patients with poor Hunt-Hess grade at admission, high Fisher grade, the presence of intraventricular hemorrhage, ruptured aneurysm in posterior circulation, and abnormal average daily volume of CSF are more likely to develop shunt-depended hydrocephalus.
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