Monoblock external ventricular drainage system in the treatment of patients with acute hydrocephalus: A pilot study

Almir Ferreira de Andrade,Wellingson Silva Paiva,Iuri Santana Neville,Gustavo Noleto,Aderaldo Costa Alves Junior,Luiz Henrique Sandon,Edson Bor-Seng-Shu,Robson Luis Amorim,Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira

Monoblock external ventricular drainage system in the treatment of patients with acute hydrocephalus: A pilot study

2014

Almir Ferreira de Andrade
Wellingson Silva Paiva
Iuri Santana Neville
Gustavo Noleto
Aderaldo Costa Alves Junior
Luiz Henrique Sandon
Edson Bor-Seng-Shu
Robson Luis Amorim
Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira

Background Infection is a major complication in patients undergoing external ventricular drainage (EVD). Our study aimed to evaluate the incidence of infection in a series with the monoblock EVD system.

Keywords:

Hydrocephalus
Prospective cohort study
Drainage
Diabetes mellitus
Complication
Ventricular drainage
Cerebral Ventriculitis
Surgery
Anesthesia
Medicine
Emergency department
Ventriculitis
Etiology
acute hydrocephalus

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