Risks of Routinely Clamping External Ventricular Drains for Intrahospital Transport in Neurocritically Ill Cerebrovascular Patients.

Nophanan Chaikittisilpa,Abhijit V. Lele,Vivian H. Lyons,Bala G. Nair,Shu-Fang Newman,Patricia A. Blissitt,Monica S. Vavilala

Risks of Routinely Clamping External Ventricular Drains for Intrahospital Transport in Neurocritically Ill Cerebrovascular Patients.

2017

Nophanan Chaikittisilpa
Abhijit V. Lele
Vivian H. Lyons
Bala G. Nair
Shu-Fang Newman
Patricia A. Blissitt
Monica S. Vavilala

Background Current guidelines recommend routine clamping of external ventricular drains (EVD) for intrahospital transport (IHT). The aim of this project was to describe intracranial hemodynamic complications associated with routine EVD clamping for IHT in neurocritically ill cerebrovascular patients.

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Intensive care medicine
Clamping
External ventricular drain
Medical emergency
Medicine
Neurointensive care
Neurology
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