VP Shunt Infection Criteria | Medical Algorithm

Are you evaluating a pediatric patient with hydrocephalus and a ventriculoperitoneal shunt?

Yes

Does the patient have?

• fever?

Yes

• peritonitis with abdominal tenderness?

Yes

• meningitis?

Yes

• signs of infection along the shunt track?

Yes

• headache and/or vomiting?

Yes

• altered mental status?

Yes

• seizures?

Yes

Are bacterial or fungal cultures positive from?

• ventricular fluid?

Yes

• the shunt tube or reservoir?

Yes

• peripheral blood?

Yes

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Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Number of clinical findings suggesting shunt infection

Number of sources with positive culture

Is there evidence of a shunt infection?

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Interpretation and Description

References

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Criteria for Diagnosis of Venticuloperitoneal Shunt Infection

Purpose: To evaluate a pediatric patient with hydrocephalus and a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt for shunt infection using the criteria of Sarguna and lakshmi.

Evaluation

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References

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10