Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Identification of Pediatric Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Malfunctions

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Shellshear, Deborah
Snelling, Peter James
O'Brien, Adam
Barrett, Michael Joseph
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2018
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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.
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Pediatric Emergency Care
Volume
34
Issue
1
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© 2018 Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society. Published by LWW. This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in Journal of Pediatric Emergency Care 2018, 34 (1), pp. 61-63. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version.
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Paediatrics
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Emergency Medicine
point-of-care ultrasound
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