Risk Factors for Surgical Revision Following Ventricular Shunt Placement for Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Risk of shunt revision among iNPH patients may be associated with modifiable factors related to surgical technique and shunt hardware selection. Importantly, no short-term complications such as hemorrhage, infection, or catheter malposition were observed with the standardized protocol. Development and refinement of standardized shunt protocols for iNPH patients should be commonplace to facilitate tracking, identification, and modification of modifiable technical risk factors.
Authors
- Brian DH Kim
- Stephanie F. Heller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5720-7334)
- Lorenzo Rinaldo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7800-7726)
- Michelle W. McQuinn
- Beth A. Ballinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4305-9745)
- Maria Astudillo Potes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8236-0808)
- Erica Loomis
- Ryan M. Naylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3067-1000)
- Ravi Kumar
- Frederic B. Meyer
- Zach Pennington
- Abdelrahman Hamouda
- D. Richard Jones
- Jeremy K. Cutsforth-Gregory
- Ignacio Jusué-Torres
- Petrice M. Cogswell
- Benjamin D. Elder
- Jonathan Graff-Radford
Institutions
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Operative Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/ons.0000000000001964
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00