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Demographic data including age, sex, comorbidities, and indications were collected. Six- and twelve-month complication rates were analyzed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 1966 (3.2%) patients underwent laparoscopic-assisted VPS and 60\u2009030 (96.8%) patients underwent nonlaparoscopic-assisted VPS placement. Compared with traditional open VPS placement, the laparoscopic approach was associated with decreased odds of distal revision at 6- and 12-mo postoperatively (6 mo: odds ratio [OR]\u00a0=\u00a00.41, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.21-0.74; 12 mo: OR\u00a0=\u00a00.60, 95% CI: 0.39-0.94). At 6- and 12-mo postoperatively, multivariable regression analysis demonstrated increased odds of distal revision in patients with a body mass index (BMI)\u00a0&gt;\u00a030 Kg\/M\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      , history of open abdominal surgery, and history of laparoscopic abdominal surgery. Additionally, history of prior abdominal surgery and BMI\u00a0&gt;\u00a030\u00a0Kg\/M\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      were significantly associated with increase odds of shunt infection at 6 and 12-mo, respectively.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In the largest retrospective analysis to date, patients with a history of abdominal surgery and obesity were found to be at increased risk of infection and distal revision after VPS placement. However, the laparoscopic approach for abdominal placement of the distal catheter was associated with reduced rates of distal revision in this population, suggesting an avenue for reducing complications in well-selected patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/neuros\/nyaa541","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,18]],"date-time":"2020-11-18T08:45:24Z","timestamp":1605689124000},"page":"812-818","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Laparoscopic-Assisted Versus Mini-Open Laparotomy for Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement in the Medicare Population"],"prefix":"10.1227","volume":"88","author":[{"given":"Syed I","family":"Khalid","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ravi S","family":"Nunna","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, University of 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