outpatient monitoring

Management of patients discharged from the hospital after VPS surgery

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In a Letter to the Editor Lu et al. published in the Journal of Neurosurgery to discuss ventriculoperitoneal shunt management strategies for discharged patients 1).

Critical Appraisal

– Strengths:

  1. Highlights a clinically important gap—post-discharge VPS care.
  2. Sparks important discussion on outpatient monitoring and follow-up protocols.

– Limitations:

  1. Absence of abstract/data: no study design, patient numbers, follow-up length or outcomes described.

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