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Ventricular Shunt Obstruction/Infection — Goals and Metrics — Clinical Pathway: Emergency, ICU and Inpatient

Ventricular Shunt Obstruction/Infection Clinical Pathway — Emergency, ICU and Inpatient

Goals

  • Reduce radiation exposure of patients with VP shunt by:
    • Reducing unnecessary scans
    • Use of low dose radiation protocol
    • Reducing unnecessary shunt survey
  • Reduce number of revisits in 72 hours
  • Improve interdisciplinary team work and communication

Metrics

  • Radiation dose
  • CT scan rate
  • Shunt survey rate
  • Disposition
    • PICU
    • General Pediatrics
  • Inpatient Neurosurgical response time

 

 

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