In 192 children treated between 2018 and 2024, early success differed between the two techniques, while severity-adjusted analysis linked failed reduction to clinical and ultrasound markers rather than technique.
A peer-reviewed analysis found model-informed precision dosing software outperformed conventional methods on pediatric drug-exposure measures, but direct patient outcomes and cost-effectiveness were not assessed.
In a single-center review from Ankara, babies whose shunts failed had far higher mortality than those without failure. The analysis also found that preoperative hematocrit had some ability to distinguish shunt failure, while several pre- and postoperative factors were associated with neonatal death.
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