Neurosurgery
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Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Assessment of a quick reference table algorithm for determining initial postoperative pressure settings of programmable pressure valves in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: SINPHONI subanalysis.
Management of overdrainage complications in shunted patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (INPH) remains a difficult task despite the use of programmable pressure valves. ⋯ Use of the QRT algorithm was associated with a decrease in postoperative CHPV readjustments and serious overdrainage complications during the follow-up period. The QRT algorithm is an easy, safe, and effective method for determining the initial CHPV pressure setting in INPH patients.