Ventriculosubgaleal shunts for posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus in premature infants

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 178-185

  Willis, Brian K ^a   Kumar, Cherukuri Ravi ^a   Wylen, Esther L ^a   Nanda, Anil ^a  

^a Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Infection; Subgaleal shunts; Ventricle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFECTION RATE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CEREBRAL VEINS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23844440356     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086558     Document Type: Article

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