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Hydrogel-coated ventricular catheters for high-risk patients receiving ventricular peritoneum shunt
Shunt infection is a morbid complication of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting. The catheters with a hydrophilic surface may impede bacterial adherence and thereby reduce catheter-related CSF infection. A retrospective study compared the occurrence of CSF infection related to use of either standard...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Health
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5265770/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27442653 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000004252 |