Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts in the Emergency Department: A Review.

Michael Ferras; Nicholas McCauley; Trilok Stead; Latha Ganti; Bobby Desai

doi:10.7759/CUREUS.6857

Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts in the Emergency Department: A Review.

Michael Ferras
, Nicholas McCauley
, Trilok Stead
, Latha Ganti
, Bobby Desai

University of Central Florida
Emergency Medicine, Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park, USA.
Emergency Medicine, Envision Physician Services, Orlando, USA.

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Original language	American English
Journal	Cureus
Volume	12
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7759/CUREUS.6857
State	Published - Feb 3 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Surgery

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