Infectious risk to ventriculo-peritoneal shunts from gastrointestinal surgery in the pediatric population Mortellaro VE et al. - Infections did not occur in children with VP shunts undergoing elective abdominal procedures or procedures simultaneously with shunt insertion. Infections were seen only with emergent appendectomies, suggesting that performing gastrointestinal procedures at the time of VP shunt insertion is safe. Children with VP shunts undergoing emergent surgery for peritoneal infection warrant close observation for shunt infection. [more...]
