Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts in the Emergency Department: A Review

In this paper, we review the indications, complications, and pitfalls associated with ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts. As most VP shunt problems initially present to the emergency department, it is important for emergency physicians to be well-versed in managing them. In the article, the possible r...

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Autores principales: Ferras, Michael, McCauley, Nicholas, Stead, Trilok, Ganti, Latha, Desai, Bobby
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7053664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32181092
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6857
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author Ferras, Michael
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description In this paper, we review the indications, complications, and pitfalls associated with ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts. As most VP shunt problems initially present to the emergency department, it is important for emergency physicians to be well-versed in managing them. In the article, the possible reasons for shunt failure are explored and summarized using an infographic. We also examine potential clinical presentations of VP shunt failure.
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spelling pubmed-70536642020-03-16 Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts in the Emergency Department: A Review Ferras, Michael McCauley, Nicholas Stead, Trilok Ganti, Latha Desai, Bobby Cureus Emergency Medicine In this paper, we review the indications, complications, and pitfalls associated with ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts. As most VP shunt problems initially present to the emergency department, it is important for emergency physicians to be well-versed in managing them. In the article, the possible reasons for shunt failure are explored and summarized using an infographic. We also examine potential clinical presentations of VP shunt failure. Cureus 2020-02-03 /pmc/articles/PMC7053664/ /pubmed/32181092 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6857 Text en Copyright © 2020, Ferras et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Emergency Medicine
Ferras, Michael
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Ganti, Latha
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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts in the Emergency Department: A Review
title Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts in the Emergency Department: A Review
title_full Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts in the Emergency Department: A Review
title_fullStr Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts in the Emergency Department: A Review
title_full_unstemmed Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts in the Emergency Department: A Review
title_short Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts in the Emergency Department: A Review
title_sort ventriculoperitoneal shunts in the emergency department: a review
topic Emergency Medicine
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7053664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32181092
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6857
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