Research explores how household devices affect programmable shunt settings, indicating potential risks for patients.
Everyday household devices have the potential to affect the settings on programmable shunts, leading to concerns around the maintenance of shunt settings both in and out of hospital due to household and healthcare electromagnetic fields. Surgeons, and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of those with programmable CSF shunts, should be aware of the potential risks and utilise this information when making clinical decisions and advising patients.
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