title: Cerebral oximetry with blood volume index in asystolic pediatric cerebrospinal fluid malfunctioning shunt patients.
abstract: Pediatric cerebrospinal fluid shunt malfunctions can present with varying complaints. The primary cause is elevated intracranial pressure (ICP). Malfunctioning sites are the proximal or distal sites[1-4]. A rare presenting complaint is cardiac arrest. Immediate ICP reduction is the only reversible option for this type of cardiac arrest.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Arkansas College of Medicine, Little Rock, AR. Electronic address: tjabramo@uasm.edu.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Abramo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meredith
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Arkansas College of Medicine, Little Rock, AR.
authors.forename: Mathew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jaeger
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Arkansas College of Medicine, Little Rock, AR.
authors.forename: Bradford
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Arkansas College of Medicine, Little Rock, AR.
authors.forename: Holli
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bagwell
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of Arkansas College of Medicine, Little Rock, AR.
authors.forename: Eleym
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ocal
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of Arkansas College of Medicine, Little Rock, AR.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Albert
mesh_terms: D001810:Blood Volume; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000628:therapy*; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008297:Male; D010092:Oximetry; D012189:Retrospective Studies