ArticleJournal of pediatric neurosciences
Quality of Life Among Children Who Had Undergone Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery.
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- The long-term outcome of children with VP shunt and hydrocephalus: motor developmental outcome and QOL of patients with hydrocephalus is associated with the number of revisional procedures but is not impacted by the type of the valve.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Targeted tumor resection to reestablish cerebrospinal fluid flow in the setting of a pediatric third ventricular glioma with obstructive hydrocephalus.Surgical neurology international · 2025Article
- Long-term quality of life after ETV or ETV with consecutive VP shunt placement in hydrocephalic pediatric patients.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2022Article
- Single-entry two-stage rotational outside-in technique for simultaneous ventriculostomy and pineal region biopsy using traditional ventricular endoscope: technical note and comparative review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2022Article
- Magnetic resonance imaging analysis of human skull diploic venous anatomy.Surgical neurology international · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundVentriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting is the most common neurosurgical treatment for hydrocephalus. In spite of significant developments in the technology and design of shunt systems, shunt surgery is still associated with morbidity.
aimTo identify the problems faced by children on VP shunt and assess their quality of life (QOL). SETTING AND
designA cross-sectional exploratory study. MATERIALS AND
methodsA total of 31 children on VP shunt were selected through consecutive sampling technique, and hydrocephalus outcome questionnaire was used to collect the data, with the converted metric score ranging from 0 to 1. Hydrocephalus due to stroke, hemorrhage, and malignant tumors was excluded.
resultsThe mean age of patients was 11.51 ± 4.26 years. Headache and generalized pain were the common problems experienced (42%). The mean score of QOL was 0.67 ± 0.21. Among the three domains, cognitive domain was the most affected. Among the clinicoradiological factors, multiple surgeries (
conclusionChildren who underwent VP shunt face various health-related problems in different domains and low QOL. Although cognitive domain was the most affected, multiple surgeries had the most significant impact on QOL. Appropriately focused interventions and holistic management are essential to improve the QOL of children undergoing VP shunt.
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