Pediatric ventriculoperitoneal shunts and their complications: An analysis

Conclusion: With this retrospective review of complications of VP shunts, age at initial shunt insertion and the interval between the age of initial shunt placement and onset of complications were the most important patient-related predictors of shunt failure. The different predominant etiological factors responsible for early and late shunt failure were infective and mechanical complications, respectively.
Source: Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research