Prospective, multicentre study of external ventricular drainage-related infections in the UK and Ireland

OBJECTIVES: External ventricular drain (EVD) insertion is a common neurosurgical procedure. EVD-related infection (ERI) is a major complication that can lead to morbidity and mortality. In this study, we aimed to establish a national ERI rate in the UK and Ireland and determine key factors influenci...

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Autores principales: Jamjoom, Aimun A B, Joannides, Alexis J, Poon, Michael Tin-Chung, Chari, Aswin, Zaben, Malik, Abdulla, Mutwakil A H, Roach, Joy, Glancz, Laurence J, Solth, Anna, Duddy, John, Brennan, Paul M, Bayston, Roger, Bulters, Diederik O, Mallucci, Conor L, Jenkinson, Michael D, Gray, William P, Kandasamy, Jothy, Hutchinson, Peter J, Kolias, Angelos G, Ahmed, Aminul I
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
Materias:
Neurosurgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5800336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29070645
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2017-316415

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