Glue instead of stitches: A minor change of the operative technique with a serious impact on the shunt infection rate

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 106, 2009, Pages 87-89

  Eymann, Regina ^a   Kiefer, Michael ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

children; complications; Hydrocephalus; octylcyanoacrylate tissue adhesive; shunt infection; shunts; wound dehiscence

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; CYANOACRYLIC ACID OCTYL ESTER; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHUNT INFECTION; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 78649340181     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-211-98811-4_14     Document Type: Conference Paper

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