March 29, 2009 — Medtronic Neurologic Technologies and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have notified healthcare professionals of a class 1 recall for BioGlide ventricular snap shunt ...
A ventricular shunt is a small plastic tube that is surgically placed to drain excess fluid and relieve pressure on the brain. Ventricular shunts are used on children to treat hydrocephalus, a ...
"Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt failures account for more than 15,000 pediatric hospital admissions per year and have an estimated mortality rate of 1-2%. The prompt recognition and treatment of ...
Background: The rate of repeat shunt-related cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) infections and the contributing risk factors were analyzed. Methods: Our clinic treated 58 children for initial shunt ...
THERE is now general agreement that closure of a defect of the ventricular septum is indicated in a patient with severe pulmonary hypertension when there is a large left-to-right shunt. It is equally ...
Use of an eye ultrasound may quickly and safely identify children with brain drainage tube failure in the emergency department, according to a new study. The research will be presented at the ...
SINCE the advent of open-heart surgery ventricular septal defects have become a surgically correctable anomaly. Surgeons, in their understandable enthusiasm, have recommended early repair of these ...
Use of an eye ultrasound may quickly and safely identify children with brain drainage tube failure in the emergency department, according to a new study. The research will be presented at the ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Interatrial shunt implant lowered HF hospitalization risk for patients with HFrEF vs. placebo. However, patients ...
A spinout of the Northwestern University research group run by one of Chicago's most prolific inventors has won an international startup competition and is poised to move forward with wearable ...
HOLLYWOOD (WKRC) - Suzanne Somers' official caused of death has been revealed. According to a death certificate obtained by The Blast,Somers died at 5:30 a.m. on October 15, citing "breast cancer with ...
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