Long subcutaneous tunnelling reduces infection rates in paediatric external ventricular drains

PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to report the efficacy of long subcutaneous tunnelling of external ventricular drains in reducing rates of infection and catheter displacement in a paediatric population. METHODS: In children requiring external ventricular drainage, a long-tunnelled drain was placed...

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Autores principales: Collins, Christian D. E., Hartley, John C., Chakraborty, Aabir, Thompson, Dominic N. P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014
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Original Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4167071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25160496
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00381-014-2523-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4167071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25160496
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00381-014-2523-3

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