Sterile surgical technique for shunt placement reduces the shunt infection rate in children: Preliminary analysis of a prospective protocol in 115 consecutive procedures

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1251-1261

  Pirotte, Benoit J M ^a   Lubansu, Alphonse ^a   Bruneau, Michael ^a   Loqa, Chakir ^a   Van Cutsem, Nathalie ^a   Brotchi, Jacques ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antibiotics prophylaxis; Children; Double gloving; Shunt infection rate; Shunt placement; Shunt revision; Sterile technique; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ANESTHESIST; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CATHETER; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LIQUORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; NURSE; PERITONITIS; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHUNT INFECTION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ASEPSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 34648843725     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-007-0415-5     Document Type: Article

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