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Data were obtained from the Pediatric Health Information Systems database. Surgical failure was defined as the need for a repeat diversion operation within 1 year of initial surgery. The authors compared failure rates of ETV and shunt, as well as patient demographics and clinical characteristics, using hierarchical regression according to treatment group.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>During the period examined, 872 infants (16.1%) initially underwent ETV and 4544 (83.9%) underwent ventricular shunt placement. The median infant age was 37 days (IQR 11\u2013122 days) for both ETV and shunt placement. More infants who underwent ETV rather than shunt placement were born prematurely (41.6% vs 23.9%, respectively; p &lt; 0.01) and had intraventricular hemorrhage (45.4% vs 17.5%, respectively; p &lt; 0.01). Higher operative failure rates at 1 year were observed in infants who underwent ETV as opposed to shunt surgery (64.5% vs 39.6%, respectively; OR 2.9 [95% CI 2.3\u20133.5], p &lt; 0.01). After controlling for prematurity, intraventricular hemorrhage, and spina bifida, ETV remained associated with a higher risk of failure (OR 2.6 [95% CI 2.1\u20133.2]).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>In infants with hydrocephalus, a greater 1-year CSF diversion failure rate may occur after ETV compared with shunt placement. This risk is most significant for procedures performed within the first 90 days of life. Further investigation of the need for multiple reoperations, cost, and impact of surgeon and hospital experience is necessary to distinguish which treatment is more effective in the long term.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3171\/2013.11.peds13138","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,1,3]],"date-time":"2014-01-03T15:19:45Z","timestamp":1388762385000},"page":"295-300","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":56,"title":["The comparative effectiveness of ventricular shunt placement versus endoscopic third ventriculostomy for initial treatment of hydrocephalus in infants"],"prefix":"10.3171","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Sarah C.","family":"Jernigan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery,"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jay G.","family":"Berry","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of General Pediatrics, 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