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https://dora.health.qld.gov.au/qldresearchjspui/handle/1/2821| Title: | Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Identification of Pediatric Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Malfunctions | Authors: | Shellshear, D. Barrett, M. J. O'Brien, A. Snelling, P. J. |
Issue Date: | 2018 | Source: | 34, (1), 2018, p. 61-63 | Pages: | 61-63 | Journal: | Pediatric Emergency Care | Abstract: | Ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunctions should be accurately and efficiently diagnosed. In this case series, we describe the use of point-of-care ultrasound to rapidly identify pediatric ventriculoperitoneal shunt tubing fracture, obstruction, and infection.L6202106152018-01-19 | DOI: | 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001372 | Resources: | https://www.embase.com/search/results?subaction=viewrecord&id=L620210615&from=exporthttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0000000000001372 | | Keywords: | neuroimaging;nuclear magnetic resonance imaging;pilocytic astrocytoma;point of care testing;review;shunt failure;shunt infection;shunt tubing fracture;sitting;subcutaneous tissue;supine position;thorax wall;shunt occlusion;adolescentbrain ventricle dilatation;brain ventricle peritoneum shunt;case report;case study;clinical article;ear lobe;echography;emergency care;emergency ward;female;head circumference;headache;human;hydrocephalus;infant;male | Type: | Article |
| Appears in Sites: | Children's Health Queensland Publications |
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