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How do you change the shunt setting after adding an antisiphon device?

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Neurosurgery · Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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In my practice, if I add an antisiphon device, I do not change the programmable valve setting at the time of surgery. I only adjust the setting based on patient symptoms several weeks to allow the patient to adjust to the new system.

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