External Ventricular Drain Infections: Risk Factors and Outcome

External ventricular drainage (EVD) is frequently used in neurosurgery to drain cerebrospinal fluid in patients with raised intracranial pressure. We performed a retrospective single center study in order to evaluate the incidence of EVD-related infections and to identify underlying risk factors. 24...

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出版年:Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
主要な著者: S. Hagel, T. Bruns, M. W. Pletz, C. Engel, R. Kalff, C. Ewald
フォーマット: 論文
言語:英語
出版事項: Wiley 2014-01-01
オンライン・アクセス:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/708531