Central Nervous System Infections in Patients With Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts Admitted for Primary Abdominal Infections: A US Nationwide Cohort Analysis
CNS infections in VP-shunted patients with abdominal infections are relatively rare but may lead to increased risks of death and other serious adverse outcomes.
Authors
- Eris Spirollari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4468-9746)
- Michael Tobias
- Sabrina L. Zeller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7196-9167)
- Chirag D. Gandhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8423-0414)
- John Wainwright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8269-8569)
- Fawaz Al‐Mufti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4461-7005)
- Cameron Beaudreault (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5172-8614)
- Odinachi Oguguo
- Avinash Mohan
Institutions
- Westchester Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000003156
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54