Vp Shunt Complications In Infants

All neonatal intensive care unit nurses must be equipped with knowledge and skills to care for infants with hydrocephalus and those who undergo vp shunt placement.

Vp shunt complications in infants. Another surgery is needed to fix it. Complications of ventriculoperitoneal shunts in children 159 children with vp shunts have a higher incidence of ingui nal hernias and hydroceles than children who have under gone ventriculoatrial shunting 1 3 17 the physical presence of intraperitoneal csf likely serves to keep the processus vagi nalis open and thus allows more hernias and. Vp shunts to not work forever.

A ventriculoperitoneal shunt vps is the most common operative technique used to treat hydrocephalic children for the relief of increased intracranial pressure. Swelling of the brain. There can be bleeding or an infection can develop.

Infection is the second most common cause of vps malfunction which is more common in children. Ventriculoperitoneal vp shunt surgery is the most common treatment for hydrocephalus. Bleeding in the brain.

Monitoring for early signs of increased intracranial pressure can facilitate timely diagnosis and prompt surgical intervention. Obstruction is the most common cause of ventriculoperitoneal shunt vps malfunction. The child can have another buildup of fluid in the brain.

The authors undertook this study to analyze the clinical characteristics of pediatric patients who developed multifocal intraparenchymal hemorrhages miphs as a complication of shunt surgery. The younger the infant at vp shunt placement the higher the occurrence of complications. There were 4 independent risk factors for shunt infection.

Vp shunts are generally safe but there are some risks during and after the surgery. Fever headache abdominal pain fatigue and a spike in blood pressure levels or having the same symptoms that. High rates of various complications have been reported ranging from 5 to 47 1 2.