A US-based survey on ventriculostomy practices

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 651-654

  Rehman, Tausif ^a   Rehman, Atiq Ur ^b   Rehman, Amina ^c   Bashir, Hassaan H ^c   Ali, Rushna ^c   Bhimani, Salima Ahmed ^c   Khan, Sidra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b King Fahd Specialist Hospital Buraidah   (Saudi Arabia)

^c AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Ghajar; ICP; Image guidance; Ventriculostomy

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; CATHETERIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEUROSURGEON; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862005606     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: 18726968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.12.040     Document Type: Article

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