Table 1.

Patient characteristics

	VP shunt (n=26)	ETV (n=23)
Age at operation	24.5 (6, 96)	43 (20, 148)
≤4 wk	15 (57.7)	9 (39.1)
2–6 mon	7 (26.9)	10 (43.5)
6–12 mon	4 (15.4)	4 (17.4)
Gestational age at birth (wk)	37.8 (31.9, 38.6) (n=24)	38.3 (29.3, 38.7) (n=21)
Preterm	9 (34.6)	9 (39.1)
Weight (kg)	3.3 (2.8, 4.8)	3.6 (2.8, 6.8)
Gender (male/female)	9 (34.6)/17 (65.4)	11 (47.8)/12 (52.2)
Entity
Obstructive hydrocephalus	18 (69.2)	13 (56.5)
Posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus	8 (30.8)	9 (39.1)
Postinfectious hydrocephalus	0 (0.0)	1 (4.3)

Categorical values are presentes as number (percentage); quantitative values are expressed as median (Q1, Q3).

Fisher’s exact test and results obtained byWilcoxon rank-sum test, p values non-significant.

ETV, endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Q1, first quartile; Q3, third quartile; VP shunt, ventriculoperitoneal shunt.