Impact of ventricular-peritoneal shunt valve design on clinical outcome of pediatric patients with hydrocephalus: Lessons learned from randomized controlled trials.

While these differences did not reach statistical significance, the authors concluded that, though the overall safety and efficacy of the adjustable pressure valve were comparable to those of fixed-pressure valves, there exists a therapeutic advantage of the former in the management of subdural hygromas and hematomas.

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