"It's Not the Shunt": An Algorithm for the Assessment of Other Medically Actionable Causes of Vomiting in Children With Craniofacial Malformations. (July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Maxey, Dawn; Lee, Amy; Wenger, Tara
• Is Part Of: Cleft palate-craniofacial journal. Volume 56:Number 6(2019)
• Page Start: 814
• Page End: 816
• Publication Date: 2019-07
• Subjects: pediatrics -- Apert syndrome -- craniofacial growth -- craniosynostosis -- hydrocephalus; Cleft palate -- Periodicals; Skull -- Abnormalities -- Periodicals; Cranial manipulation -- Periodicals; Skull -- Abnormalities -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Face -- Abnormalities -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Fente palatine -- Périodiques; Crâne -- Malformations -- Périodiques; Manipulation crânienne -- Périodiques; Crâne -- Malformations -- Chirurgie -- Périodiques; Face -- Malformations -- Chirurgie -- Périodiques; Cleft palate; Cranial manipulation; Face -- Abnormalities -- Surgery; Skull -- Abnormalities; Skull -- Abnormalities -- Surgery; Cleft Lip; Cleft Palate; Facial Bones -- abnormalities; Skull -- abnormalities; Periodicals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 617.522
• DOI: 10.1177/1055665618821219
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1055-6656

Abstract

Background: After shunt malfunction has been ruled out in children with craniofacial malformations with vomiting, it can be challenging to effectively communicate with front-line providers about their unique medically actionable causes of vomiting as compared to children whose shunts were placed for other reasons (eg, prematurity/intraventricular hemorrhage). Solution: An algorithm to facilitate communication "What we did that is new": We developed an algorithm to facilitate communication regarding emergent evaluation of vomiting in this population.