Abstract
Source: Chern JJ, Macias CG, Jea A, et al. Effectiveness of a clinical pathway for patients with cerebrospinal fluid shunt malfunction. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010; 6( 4): 318– 324; doi: 10.3171/2010.7.PEDS09534[OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3] Drs Olavarria and Ritter have disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this commentary. This commentary does not contain a discussion of an unapproved/investigative use of a commercial product/device. Timely recognition and repair of CSF shunt failure is associated with decreased morbidity and mortality. To expedite care of these patients, investigators from Texas Children’s Hospital designed and implemented a protocol for emergency department (ED) management of CSF shunt malfunctions. Three pathways were developed based on mental status of the patient, … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.stitle%253DJ%2BNeurosurg%2BPediatr%26rft.aulast%253DChern%26rft.auinit1%253DJ.%2BJ.%26rft.volume%253D6%26rft.issue%253D4%26rft.spage%253D318%26rft.epage%253D324%26rft.atitle%253DEffectiveness%2Bof%2Ba%2Bclinical%2Bpathway%2Bfor%2Bpatients%2Bwith%2Bcerebrospinal%2Bfluid%2Bshunt%2Bmalfunction.%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.3171%252F2010.7.PEDS09534%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F20887102%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.3171/2010.7.PEDS09534&link_type=DOI [3]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=20887102&link_type=MED&atom=%2Faapgrand%2F25%2F5%2F60.1.atom
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