Racial disparities in hydrocephalus mortality and shunt revision: a study from the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network
In children with hydrocephalus, when controlling for other factors, there is a higher mortality rate among Hispanic, Black, and other non-White children, and fewer shunt revisions among Hispanic children. These findings highlight important potential disparities in hydrocephalus treatment.
Authors
- Robert P. Naftel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4344-503X)
- Ron Reeder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0021-5944)
- Eric M. Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9306-9290)
- Jason Scott Hauptman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2035-9876)
- Jonathan Pindrik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8520-8825)
- Curtis J. Rozzelle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1727-4011)
- Abhaya V. Kulkarni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1706-7004)
- Mark D. Krieger
- David D. Limbrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6557-373X)
- Richard Holubkov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0431-3381)
- Jay Riva-Cambrin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3526-0139)
- Brandon G. Rocque (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7333-4808)
- Michael M. McDowell
- Jennifer M. Strahle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0527-7936)
- John R. W. Kestle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3634-2312)
- Hailey Jensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8172-0162)
- Albert M. Isaacs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8405-2454)
- Ian F. Pollack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1765-357X)
- Todd C. Hankinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6288-9496)
- Patrick J. McDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7083-3927)
- John C. Wellons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5418-4672)
- Samuel R. Browd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2376-9421)
- Mandeep S. Tamber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3329-1011)
- William E. Whitehead (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1360-5714)
- Jason Chu
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
- Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital (US)
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (US)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Alberta Children's Hospital (CA)
- Riley Hospital for Children (US)
- Children's of Alabama (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Children's Hospital Colorado (US)
- Phoenix Children's Hospital (US)
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (US)
- Johns Hopkins Hospital (US)
- BC Children's Hospital (CA)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-03-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2024.12.peds24371
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.82