Factors influencing the perception of shunt devices in children after ventriculo-peritoneal shunts.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The impact of hydrocephalus on the emotional, cognitive, and social health of children is frequently overlooked when measuring clinical outcomes in children with hydrocephalus. The aim of this study was to determine factors that influence the subjective perception of the subcutaneous shunt devices in children with hydrocephalus after ventriculo-peritoneal shunts (VPS).

Methods

A retrospective analysis was performed on a cohort of 86 pediatric patients who underwent VPS at the Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, between January 2012 and July 2022. Clinical information such as gender, age at surgery, age at follow-up, post-shunt complications, postoperative shunt replacements or shunt revisions, adjustments for valve opening pressure(VOP), brands of shunt de

SUBMITTER: Wan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11927108 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature