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. 2014 Jul;72(7):524-7.
doi: 10.1590/0004-282x20140070.

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy has no higher costs than ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Benicio Oton de Lima  1 , Riccardo Pratesi  2
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Endoscopic third ventriculostomy has no higher costs than ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Benicio Oton de Lima et al. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2014 Jul.
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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the cost of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) compared to ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) in the treatment of hydrocephalus in children.

Method: We studied 103 children with hydrocephalus, 52 of which were treated with ETV and 51 with VPS in a prospective cohort. Treatment costs were compared within the first year after surgery, including subsequent surgery or hospitalization.

Results: Twenty (38.4%) of the 52 children treated with VPS needed another procedure due to shunt failure, compared to 11 (21.5%) of 51 children in the ETV group. The average costs per patient in the group treated with ETV was USD$ 2,177,66±517.73 compared to USD$ 2,890.68±2,835.02 for the VPS group.

Conclusions: In this series there was no significant difference in costs between the ETV and VPS groups.

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