Ventricle Width and CSF Diversion Rates After Fetal Spina Bifida Repair, 4-Year Follow-Up

185 patients were assessed for postnatal cerebrospinal fluid diversion rates and associated prenatal risk factors over a 4-year follow-up period. The dataset includes clinical measurements such as head circumference and ventricle width at screening and before delivery. It was authored by figshare admin karger and last updated on 2026-05-13.

Use Cases

• Predicting the need for cerebrospinal fluid diversion based on ventricle width measurements mentioned in the description
• Analyzing the incremental risk for shunt placement over a multi-year follow-up period
• Evaluating the relationship between head circumference and surgical outcomes in fetal spina bifida repair
• Identifying independent prenatal risk factors for postnatal intervention using regression analysis

Strengths

• Includes data from 185 patients, providing a substantial clinical cohort
• Contains a 4-year longitudinal follow-up for tracking outcomes
• Features specific clinical measurements like ventricle width and head circumference at multiple time points

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data may reflect temporal or source bias inherent to the single study on figshare

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Clinical study of patients who underwent open fetal spina bifida repair.

Time Range

Study includes a 4-year follow-up period; specific collection years are not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 11:55:16; freshness should be verified