Delayed recovery of consciousness from anesthesia due to exacerbation of hydrocephalus caused by a ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction during general anesthesia in the prone position: a case report
For surgical patients with a VP shunt, anesthesia management must consider the risk of shunt malfunction due to patient positioning.
Authors
- Naoyuki Hirata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3776-8115)
- Takashi Kawasaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0193-3040)
- Yosuke Miyamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1647-6535)
- Shingo Nakamura
Institutions
- Kumamoto University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JA Clinical Reports
- Published
- 2024-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40981-024-00736-x
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00