Ma Ying, et al. Analyses of complications after ventriculoperitoneal shunts in adults. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (4):421-422(1999) DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.1999.04.034.
Analyses of complications after ventriculoperitoneal shunts in adults
Retyospective analyses were done in 16 cases of nontumor hydrocephalus in adults with complications afterventyieulo-peritoneal shunts(VPS) .These compications occurred in 23.5%
among 68 patients treatad by VPS.There were 9 cases of shunt block
4 cases of infection
2 cases of chronic subdural hematoma
1 case of shuntescape. It is concluded that iatrogenesis may play an important role in causing complications apart from thepatientcondition and diseases. If these factors were considered carefully before and during operation