Class information for:
Level 1: VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT//HYDROCEPHALUS//SHUNT INFECTION

Basic class information
ID Publications Average number
of references		 Avg. shr. active
ref. in WoS
3167 1968 20.3 60%


Bar chart of Publication_year

Last years might be incomplete

Classes in level above (level 2)


ID, lev.
above		 Publications Label for level above
1029 9748 HYDROCEPHALUS//VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT//NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS

Terms with highest relevance score


Rank Term Type of term Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT Author keyword 234 46% 19% 382
2 HYDROCEPHALUS Author keyword 100 15% 31% 616
3 SHUNT INFECTION Author keyword 98 72% 4% 78
4 VENTRICULAR CATHETER Author keyword 75 80% 2% 47
5 VENTRICULOATRIAL SHUNT Author keyword 52 73% 2% 40
6 CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNT Author keyword 46 45% 4% 78
7 SHUNT MALFUNCTION Author keyword 43 55% 3% 53
8 EXTERNAL VENTRICULAR DRAIN Author keyword 42 55% 3% 52
9 SHUNT FAILURE Author keyword 29 59% 2% 33
10 SHUNT REVISION Author keyword 25 65% 1% 24

Web of Science journal categories

Author Key Words


Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class		 LCSH search Wikipedia search
1 VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT 234 46% 19% 382 Search VENTRICULOPERITONEAL+SHUNT Search VENTRICULOPERITONEAL+SHUNT
2 HYDROCEPHALUS 100 15% 31% 616 Search HYDROCEPHALUS Search HYDROCEPHALUS
3 SHUNT INFECTION 98 72% 4% 78 Search SHUNT+INFECTION Search SHUNT+INFECTION
4 VENTRICULAR CATHETER 75 80% 2% 47 Search VENTRICULAR+CATHETER Search VENTRICULAR+CATHETER
5 VENTRICULOATRIAL SHUNT 52 73% 2% 40 Search VENTRICULOATRIAL+SHUNT Search VENTRICULOATRIAL+SHUNT
6 CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNT 46 45% 4% 78 Search CEREBROSPINAL+FLUID+SHUNT Search CEREBROSPINAL+FLUID+SHUNT
7 SHUNT MALFUNCTION 43 55% 3% 53 Search SHUNT+MALFUNCTION Search SHUNT+MALFUNCTION
8 EXTERNAL VENTRICULAR DRAIN 42 55% 3% 52 Search EXTERNAL+VENTRICULAR+DRAIN Search EXTERNAL+VENTRICULAR+DRAIN
9 SHUNT FAILURE 29 59% 2% 33 Search SHUNT+FAILURE Search SHUNT+FAILURE
10 SHUNT REVISION 25 65% 1% 24 Search SHUNT+REVISION Search SHUNT+REVISION

Key Words Plus


Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNTS 68 63% 3% 68
2 CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS 63 55% 4% 78
3 HYDROCEPHALUS 62 15% 20% 385
4 PERITONEAL SHUNTS 48 91% 1% 20
5 PERITONEAL CATHETER 47 84% 1% 26
6 CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNT 40 54% 3% 51
7 VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT 36 33% 5% 90
8 CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PSEUDOCYST 31 92% 1% 12
9 PERITONEAL SHUNT 26 58% 2% 30
10 VENTRICULOATRIAL 25 71% 1% 20

Journals

Reviews


Title Publ. year Cit. Active
references		 % act. ref.
to same field
Ventriculostomy-related infections: A critical review of the literature 2002 176 22 82%
Antibiotic-impregnated catheters for the prevention of CSF shunt infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis 2012 18 33 91%
Prevention of Ventriculostomy-Related Infections With Prophylactic Antibiotics and Antibiotic-Coated External Ventricular Drains: A Systematic Review 2011 25 24 79%
Failure of cerebrospinal fluid shunts: Part 1: Obstruction and mechanical failure 2006 61 18 78%
Cerebrospinal fluid diversion devices and infection. A comprehensive review 2012 9 72 81%
External ventricular drain infection: the effect of a strict protocol on infection rates and a review of the literature 2006 33 19 95%
RISK OF INFECTION AFTER CEREBROSPINAL-FLUID SHUNT - AN ANALYSIS OF 884 FIRST-TIME SHUNTS 1995 80 33 97%
Systematic Review of Efficacy, Pharmacokinetics, and Administration of Intraventricular Vancomycin in Adults 2014 3 26 50%
Clinical review: Efficacy of antimicrobial-impregnated catheters in external ventricular drainage - a systematic review and meta-analysis 2013 5 27 70%
Strategies to Decrease the Risk of Ventricular Catheter Infections: A Review of the Evidence 2012 5 42 93%

Address terms


Rank Address term Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ.
in class
1 BIOMAT RELATED INFECT GRP 2 33% 0.3% 6
2 CLIN EPIDEMIOL HLTH EVALUAT 1 100% 0.1% 2
3 COMPETENCE ULTRASOUND IMAGE GUIDED THE 1 50% 0.1% 2
4 NEMOURS NEUROSCI 1 50% 0.1% 2
5 NEUROL CRIT CARE UNIT 1 100% 0.1% 2
6 SENNIAD 1 50% 0.1% 2
7 REG NEUROSURG 1 33% 0.2% 3
8 LUCY GOODING PEDIAT NEUROSURG 1 30% 0.2% 3
9 W AUSTRALIAN NEUROSURG SERV 1 30% 0.2% 3
10 KLIN ODDELEK NEVROKIRURGIJO 1 40% 0.1% 2

Related classes at same level (level 1)


Rank Relatedness score Related classes
1 0.0000144425 NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS//IDIOPATHIC NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS//HYDROCEPHALUS
2 0.0000106371 ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY//COLLOID CYST//NEUROENDOSCOPY
3 0.0000093586 VANCOMYCIN POWDER//SHAVING//POSTOPERATIVE SPINE INFECTION
4 0.0000064111 FIBEROPTIC DEVICE//INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MEASUREMENT//NEURAL SYST DYNAM
5 0.0000055403 NODULAR SCLERODERMA//PROPIONIBACTERIUM AVIDUM//KELOIDAL SCLERODERMA
6 0.0000044275 POSTHEMORRHAGIC HYDROCEPHALUS//VENTRICULOSUBGALEAL SHUNT//INTRAVENTRICULAR HEMORRHAGE
7 0.0000041808 CSF LACTATE//CSF SECT//CENTRAL NERVOUS INFECTIONS
8 0.0000041092 MENINGOMYELOCELE//SPINA BIFIDA//FETAL SURGERY
9 0.0000036426 IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION//PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI//BENIGN INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION
10 0.0000036125 JUNIN VIRUS INFECTION//GFAP LABELING//BAKERS YEAST CELLS