Complications for ventriculoperitoneal shunting include standard complications involved with surgery and anesthetic (respiratory failure, medication reactions, bleeding, infection, death).
The shunt may malfunction, resulting in under/over-draining of CSF from the ventricles.
Also the shunt may need to be replaced after the growth of a baby (body increases in size, shunt doesn’t).
The shunt can also disconnect or become blocked – CSF fluid will accumulate and symptoms will occur and necessitate immediate medical attention.
Other complications include fever, vomiting, irritability, redness and swelling over the sites of tubing, or decreased alertness and lethargy.
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