2001
Ventriculopleural shunt obstruction and positive-pressure ventilation. Case report.
Chiang V, Torbey M, Rigamonti D, Williams M. Ventriculopleural shunt obstruction and positive-pressure ventilation. Case report. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2001, 95: 116-8. PMID: 11453379, DOI: 10.3171/jns.2001.95.1.0116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive pressure ventilationShunt obstructionExternal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainageLow-pressure hydrocephalusCerebrospinal fluid drainagePatient's comaRespiratory managementVentriculopleural shuntShunt functionFluid drainageUnusual caseIntrapleural pressureVentilationNormal sizePatientsComaObstructionShuntHydrocephalusVentricle
2000
Toward more rational prediction of outcome in patients with high-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Chiang V, Claus E, Awad I. Toward more rational prediction of outcome in patients with high-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurgery 2000, 46: 28-35; discussion 35-6. PMID: 10626932, DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200001000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlasgow Coma ScaleHigh-grade subarachnoid hemorrhageWorse clinical gradeSubarachnoid hemorrhageHess scaleOutcome predictionWFNS scaleMultivariate analysisPoor outcome groupGlasgow Outcome ScaleClinical grading scaleNeurological Surgeons (WFNS) scalePretreatment gradeComa ScaleConsecutive patientsKarnofsky scalePoor outcomeSingle institutionAccurate outcome predictionClinical examinationOutcome ScaleFavorable outcomeMental statusOutcome groupClinical grade