title: Emergency department management of ventriculoperitoneal cerebrospinal fluid shunts.
abstract: Emergency physicians must be familiar with VP shunts in order to recognize critical complications associated with these devices. Knowledge of the major types of shunt devices commonly used and the mechanics of those devices allows emergency physicians to evaluate patients with shunts in an orderly manner.
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D010536:Peritoneovenous Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation