Risk factors associated with infections and need for permanent cerebrospinal fluid diversion in pediatric intensive care patients with externalized ventricular drains.

Topjian, Alexis A; Stuart, Amber; Pabalan, Alyssa A; Clair, Ashleigh; Kilbaugh, Todd J; Abend, Nicholas S; Berg, Robert A; Heuer, Gregory G; Storm, Phillip B; Huh, Jimmy W; Friess, Stuart H

Topjian, Alexis A; Stuart, Amber; Pabalan, Alyssa A; Clair, Ashleigh; Kilbaugh, Todd J; Abend, Nicholas S; Berg, Robert A; Heuer, Gregory G; Storm, Phillip B; Huh, Jimmy W; Friess, Stuart H.

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Topjian AA; Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Neurocrit Care ; 21(2): 294-9, 2014 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24522759

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Catheters, Indwelling/adverse effects; Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; Drainage/adverse effects; Intensive Care Units, Pediatric/statistics & numerical data; Ventriculostomy/adverse effects; Adolescent; Catheters, Indwelling/microbiology; Catheters, Indwelling/statistics & numerical data; Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts/statistics & numerical data; Child; Child, Preschool; Drainage/instrumentation; Drainage/statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Risk Factors; Ventriculostomy/statistics & numerical data

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Ventriculostomy / Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Catheters, Indwelling / Drainage Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Language: En Journal: Neurocrit Care Journal subject: NEUROLOGIA / TERAPIA INTENSIVA Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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