Antibiotic or silver versus standard ventriculoperitoneal shunts (BASICS): a multicentre, single-blinded, randomised trial and economic evaluation

BACKGROUND: Insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus is one of the commonest neurosurgical procedures worldwide. Infection of the implanted shunt affects up to 15% of these patients, resulting in prolonged hospital treatment, multiple surgeries, and reduced cognition and quality o...

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Autores principales: Mallucci, Conor L, Jenkinson, Michael D, Conroy, Elizabeth J, Hartley, John C, Brown, Michaela, Dalton, Joanne, Kearns, Tom, Moitt, Tracy, Griffiths, Michael J, Culeddu, Giovanna, Solomon, Tom, Hughes, Dyfrig, Gamble, Carrol
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6999649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31522843
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31603-4

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