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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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Autores principales: Xu, Hao, Huang, Yimin, Jiao, Wei, Sun, Wei, Li, Ran, Li, Jiaqing, Lei, Ting
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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