Guo-ming Chen1, Tao Cai. 1. Department of Neurosurgery, Dongguan People's Hospital, Dongguan 523018, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To review the experience in diagnosis and treatment of postoperative complications of ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS). METHODS: One hundred and twenty-five cases of hydrocephalus undergoing VPS were retrospective analyzed. RESULTS: The total incidence of complications was 36.8% in these patients, including 24 with shunt block, 9 with infections, 4 with intracranial hematoma, 5 with abdominal complications and 4 with other complications. CONCLUSIONS: Iatrogenic factors, apart from the patient's condition and the nature of disease, play an important role in the occurrence of the complications, and careful analysis of the causes may help decrease the incidence of the complications.
OBJECTIVE: To review the experience in diagnosis and treatment of postoperative complications of ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS). METHODS: One hundred and twenty-five cases of hydrocephalus undergoing VPS were retrospective analyzed. RESULTS: The total incidence of complications was 36.8% in these patients, including 24 with shunt block, 9 with infections, 4 with intracranial hematoma, 5 with abdominal complications and 4 with other complications. CONCLUSIONS: Iatrogenic factors, apart from the patient's condition and the nature of disease, play an important role in the occurrence of the complications, and careful analysis of the causes may help decrease the incidence of the complications.