Impact of an external ventricular shunt (EVD) handling protocol on secondary meningitis rates: a historical cohort study with propensity score matching

BACKGROUND: External ventricular drainage (EVD) is frequently used in neurosurgical procedures for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage. It is, however, associated with high infection rates, namely secondary meningitis and ventriculitis. Based on a previous high prevalence of these infections among pa...

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Autores principales: Hoefnagel, Daphna, Volovici, Victor, dos Santos Rubio, Ellianne J., Voor in’t Holt, Anne F., Dirven, Clemens M. F., Vos, Margreet C., Dammers, Ruben
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9869497/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36690947
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-023-03080-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9869497/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36690947
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-023-03080-2

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