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Jillian Connors1, Andrew Kobets2, Orna Rosen1
1Division of Neonatology, The Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, USA.
Cureus
|August 4, 2023
Abstract:
This technical report describes the creation of a model of an infant with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS). This model is authentic, assembled easily, and reusable which allows for pediatric and neurosurgical practitioners to gain experience in performing VPS taps. Learning objectives have been provided to guide task training.

