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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2023
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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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