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Since idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) predominantly concerns older patients, identifying risk factors for early shunt failure for preoperative risk\/benefit assessment is indispensable for indication and\/or consultation of patients for ventriculoperitoneal shunting (VPS).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> We performed a retrospective study design, including data acquired from two university hospital neurosurgical institutions between 2012 and 2019. Overall, 211 consecutive patients with clinical\/radiological signs for NPH who additionally showed alleviation of symptoms after lumbar cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage, received VPS and were included for further analysis. Frailty was measured using the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS). Main outcome was early shunt failure or post-operative complications within 30 days after initial VPS surgery.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> The overall complication rate was 14%. Patient-related complications were observed in 13 patients (6%) and procedure-related complications in 16 patients (8%). Early post-operative complications resulted in a significantly prolonged length of hospital stay 6.9 \u00b1 6.8 vs. 10.8 \u00b1 11.8 days (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.03). Diabetes mellitus with end-organ damage (OR 35.4, 95% CI 6.6 \u2013 189.4, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.0001) as well as preexisting Parkinson's disease were associated with early patient-related post-surgical complications after VPS for NPH.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold> Patients comorbidities but not frailty were associated with early post-operative patient-related complications in patients suffering NPH. 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