A counterforce to diversion of cerebrospinal fluid during ventriculoperitoneal shunting: the intraperitoneal pressure. An observational study.

Brit BöseVeit RohdeIngo FissFlorian Baptist Freimann

Published in: Acta neurochirurgica (2017)

The intrinsic IPP in mobile subjects exceeds the intraperitoneal hydrostatic pressure. Thus, the intrinsic IPP counteracts the diversion of CSF into the peritoneal compartment. The intrinsic IPP is correlated with mobile patients' general body measures.

Keyphrases

cerebrospinal fluid
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes