Accuracy of the freehand pass technique for ventriculostomy catheter placement: Retrospective assessment using computed tomography scans

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 88-91

  Huyette, David R ^a   Turnbow, Benjamin J ^a   Kaufman, Christian ^b   Vaslow, Dale F ^a   Whiting, Benjamin B ^c   Oh, Michael Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

^c ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Hydrocephalus; Intracranial pressure; Ventricular catheter; Ventriculostomy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 38149126957     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/108/01/0088     Document Type: Article

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