Malplacement of ventricular catheters by neurosurgeons: A single institution experience

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 248-252

  Saladino, Andrea ^a   White, J Bradley ^b   Wijdicks, Eelco F M ^a   Lanzino, Giuseppe ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemorrhage; Infection; Ventriculostomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CATHETER INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CHILD; EXTERNAL VENTRICULAR DRAIN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALPRACTICE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; BACTERIAL INFECTION; FACTUAL DATABASE; INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULOSTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66649136574     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-008-9154-z     Document Type: Article

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