Vp Shunt Outcomes

Often these patients die from other causes unrelated to the shunt.

Vp shunt outcomes. Swelling of the brain. The type of reservoir fixed vs. The mean and median follow up was 9 2 and 6 5 years respectively.

A total of 1015 patients with the median age of 41 6 range 0 90 3 years at the time of vp shunt surgery were included. The shunt vp vs. A primary ventriculoperitoneal shunt was inserted in 538 patients during the study period.

Shunt procedures were per formed routinely as described in the literature 13. Until now the long term neurodevelopmental impact of vp shunt placement in non infectious hydrocephalus patients remained unclear. Programmable was determined based on the avail ability or icp.

Lp were analyzed as possible factors affecting the shunt results. The complication rates of vp shunts range from 2 20. Uncomplicated shunt revisions do not affect long term outcome.

This study describes a large cohort of neonatal ivh describing how disease severity affects mortality and functional outcome. Fever headache abdominal pain fatigue and a spike in blood pressure levels or having the same symptoms that were present when the shunt was. It s estimated that more than 80 of those properly diagnosed with nph and screened for shunt responsiveness will experience rapid improvement in their condition although it may take weeks or months to see the full benefits of the procedure.

This study aims to evaluate the neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with non infectious hydrocephalus who had vp shunt placement. The mean age of patients was 48 years range 13 88 years with a male to female ratio of 1 1. Adult patients 17 years accounted for 70 0 of the patients.