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Cerebrospinal fluid shunts procedure

Known as: Shunts, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts, Shunt, Cerebrospinal Fluid 
Tubes inserted to create communication between a cerebral ventricle and the internal jugular vein. Their emplacement permits draining of… (More)
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Anastomosis, Surgical
Educational aspectsVentricular shunt deviceVentriculoperitoneal catheterbrain surgery
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Cerebrospinal fluid shunts procedure
nursing therapy
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Anastomosis, Surgical
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2009
2009
Infection rates following initial cerebrospinal fluid shunt placement across pediatric hospitals in the United States. Clinical article.
OBJECT Reported rates of CSF shunt infection vary widely across studies. The study objective was to determine the CSF shunt… (More)
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2004
2004
Predictors of death in pediatric patients requiring cerebrospinal fluid shunts.
OBJECT Despite improved therapeutic strategies and better diagnostic techniques in the management of pediatric hydrocephalus… (More)
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2002
2002
Treatment of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections: a decision analysis.
BACKGROUND Cerebrospinal fluid shunts transfer cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the lateral ventricles in the brain to the… (More)
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1998
1998
Propionibacterium [correction of Proprionibacterium] acnes infections of cerebrospinal fluid shunts.
Ventricular cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections with Propionibacterium acnes are generally low-grade, indolent infections… (More)
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1997
1997
Duration of protective activity of cerebrospinal fluid shunt catheters impregnated with antimicrobial agents to prevent bacterial catheter-related infection.
This study determined the protective effect of antibacterial processing of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt catheters against… (More)
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1994
1994
Antibiotic prophylaxis for cerebrospinal fluid shunts: a metanalysis.
The value of antibiotic prophylaxis for clean neurosurgical procedures without the implantation of a foreign body has been… (More)
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1992
1992
Infection of cerebrospinal fluid shunts in infants: a study of etiological factors.
The aim of this study was to find reasons for the high incidence of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections seen in neonates. Four… (More)
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1987
1987
Treatment of infections of cerebrospinal fluid shunts.
There is no unanimity at present concerning the best method of treatment of cerebrospinal fluid shunt-related infections. The… (More)
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1987
1987
Coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from cerebrospinal fluid shunts: importance of slime production, species identification, and shunt removal to clinical outcome.
We collected and characterized 85 strains of coagulase-negative staphylococci (51 pathogens and 34 contaminants) from… (More)
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1975
Highly Cited
1975
Infections of cerebrospinal fluid shunts: epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and therapy.
During a 10-year period shunt infections occurred in 27% of the 289 hydrocephalic patients who had cerebrospinal fluid shunts… (More)
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