Risk of infection with prolonged ventricular catheterization

Neurosurgery

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 594-599

  Park, Paul ^a   Garton, Hugh J L ^a   Kocan, Mary Jo ^a   Thompson, B Gregory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheterization; Infection; Risk factors; Ventriculostomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFE TABLE; LIQUORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE TABLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 4444260107     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000134289.04500.EE     Document Type: Review

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