Hair-sparing approach versus traditional hair clipping for cerebral spinal fluid shunt procedures: a retrospective comparative study
Performing CSF shunt procedures without cutting or clipping any hair has a very low risk of shunt infection, and certainly does not appear to increase the risk of infection (or malfunction) versus the hair removal approach. It is a safe alternative and should be considered due to its esthetic and psychological benefits regarding normalization of appearance and ease of resuming a normal life following shunt surgery.
Authors
- Saman Arfaie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5240-4275)
- Oliver Lasry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9276-9658)
- Ali Sarabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4102-3551)
- Roy Dudley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4437-0823)
- Arad Solgi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8660-8185)
- Eliana Rohr
- Eve Michaud
- Luca Giampa
- Elyssia Ieropoli
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (CA)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- McGill University (CA)
- Arizona State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2024.8.peds23548
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.27