Shunts in Developing Countries
Since the cost of shunt systems, including the high cost of revisions, is beyond the reach of common people in developing countries, most of them die without ever receiving a shunt. Looking at this point, a study done by Dr. Benjamin C. Warf comparing different shunt systems and highlighting the role of a low cost shunt system in most of the developing countries. This study has been published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics May 2005 issue. It is about comparing the Chhabra shunt system from Surgiwear to those of the shunt systems from developed countries. The study was done in Uganda and the shunts were donated by International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus.
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