Elective intraperitoneal procedures do not adversely impact paediatric ventriculoperitoneal shunt survival: 10-year retrospective cohort study
The performance of an elective intra-peritoneal procedure on a patient with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt in situ does not appear to increase the risk of subsequent shunt malfunction.
Authors
- Michael J. Stuart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3744-8020)
- Robert M. Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2120-6887)
- Rachel Colbran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8781-225X)
- Liam G. Coulthard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3604-901X)
- Annabelle M. Harbison
- Tom Hoy
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Townsville Hospital (AU)
- Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Child s Nervous System
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-025-06963-6
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00