Pediatric neurosurgical practice patterns designed to prevent cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 456-460

  Gruber, Thomas J ^a   Riemer, Sara ^a   Rozzelle, Curtis J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid shunt; Cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection; Neurosurgical infection; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACITRACIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; POVIDONE IODINE; SHAMPOO; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INFECTION; CATHETER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING INFECTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; NORTH AMERICA; PEDIATRIC WARD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHUNT INFECTION; SKIN; SURGEON; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; WEB BROWSER;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75149132163     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000277621     Document Type: Article

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