Ventriculosubgaleal shunts at Columbus Children's Hospital: Neurosurgical implant placement in the neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 220-223

  Karas, Chris S ^a   Baig, Mirza N ^a   Elton, Scott W ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Germinal matrix hemorrhage; Hydrocephalus; Neonatal intensive care unit surgery; Pediatric neurosurgery; Ventriculosubgaleal shunt

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OPERATING ROOM; PILOT STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; OPERATING ROOMS; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCALP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38449107730     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED-07/09/220     Document Type: Article

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