Short-term and long-term outcomes in patients with cryptococcal meningitis after ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement.

A VPS could reduce the intracranial pressure (ICP), decrease the counts of by a faster rate and reduce the number of critical cases. The VPS used in critical patients with CM has a significant impact on survival, but it showed no improvement in the long-term Barthel Index (BI) vs. the conservative treatment and could lead to postoperative complications.