Evaluation of salvage techniques for infected baclofen pumps in pediatric patients with cerebral palsy: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 548-554

  Hester, Sydney M ^a   Fisher, John F ^a   Lee, Mark R ^b   Macomson, Samuel ^a   Vender, John R ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b DELL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Baclofen pump; Cerebral palsy; Device related infection; Functional neurosurgery; Pediatric neurosurgery; Salvage therapy

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BACLOFEN; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; NAFCILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; MALE; MENINGITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPASTICITY; WOUND CARE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACLOFEN; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVICE REMOVAL; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MENINGITIS; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870666777     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.9.PEDS12121     Document Type: Article

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