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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt without Hair Shaving Using Absorbable Suture Materials

OBJECTIVE: Infection is one of most devastating complications in ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt surgery. Preoperative hair removal has traditionally been performed to reduce infectious complications. We performed VP shunt surgeries and evaluated the prevalence of infection in patients who were shav...

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Autores principales: Lee, Yun Ho, Kwon, Young Sub, Cho, Jin Mo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Neurosurgical Society 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7819786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32492983
http://dx.doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2020.0088