Current practice of external ventricular drainage: a survey among neurosurgical departments in Germany
There are various recommendations, but no generally accepted guidelines, to reduce the risk of external ventricular drainage (EVD)-associated infections. The primary objective of the present study was to evaluate the current practice of EVD in a European country and to set the results in perspective...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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1 March 2016
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Acta neurochirurgica
Year: 2016, Volume: 158, Issue: 5, Pages: 847-853 |
| ISSN: | 0942-0940 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00701-016-2747-y |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-016-2747-y |
| Author Notes: | Zafer Cinibulak, Alfred Aschoff, Anani Apedjinou, Jan Kaminsky, Hans A. Trost and Joachim K. Krauss |
| Summary: | There are various recommendations, but no generally accepted guidelines, to reduce the risk of external ventricular drainage (EVD)-associated infections. The primary objective of the present study was to evaluate the current practice of EVD in a European country and to set the results in perspective to published data. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 04.05.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 0942-0940 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00701-016-2747-y |