Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Neurosurgery. 2010 Sep;67(3 Suppl Operative):ons96-100; discussion ons100-1. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000380961.26626.BA.
The Codman-Hakim Programmable Valve is widely used in shunting hydrocephalus and other conditions.
To establish an accurate valve verification system for the Codman-Hakim programmable valve that does not require radiographic exposure.
Prospective clinical trial tested a new valve verification system at 9 research sites.
The Valve Programming and Verification System allowed us to establish the valve setting in 62% of subjects with a programmable valve.
The Valve Programming and Verification System avoids radiation exposure, is cost-effective, and time efficient for the patient and provider. In approximately one third of subjects, those in whom "adjustment complete" is not achieved, cranial radiographs are still needed.
Codman-Hakim 可程控分流阀被广泛应用于分流术治疗脑积水和其他病症。
建立一种无需放射线暴露即可精确验证 Codman-Hakim 可程控分流阀的方法。
前瞻性临床试验在 9 个研究中心测试了一种新的阀门验证系统。
阀门程控和验证系统可使 62%的可程控分流阀患者能够确定阀门设置。
阀门程控和验证系统避免了辐射暴露,为患者和医生都节省了成本和时间。在大约三分之一的患者中,即使达到“调整完成”,仍需要进行颅骨 X 线检查。