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 ====== Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Complications ====== ====== Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Complications ======
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 +===== ❗ Common Complications =====
 +  * **Shunt infection** (e.g., *S. epidermidis*, *S. aureus*)  
 +    → Fever, erythema, wound discharge, altered mental status  
 +    → Labs: CRP, blood cultures, CSF analysis via reservoir or ventricular tap  
 +  * **Shunt malfunction or obstruction** (commonly proximal)  
 +    → Headache, vomiting, papilledema, decreased consciousness  
 +  * **Overdrainage**  
 +    → Subdural hygromas/hematomas, slit ventricle syndrome  
 +    → Orthostatic headache, nausea  
 +  * **Abdominal complications**  
 +    → Pseudocyst, catheter migration, peritonitis  
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 +----
  
 see [[External ventricular drainage complications]] see [[External ventricular drainage complications]]
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