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Cerebrospinal fluid shunts procedure
Known as:
Shunts, Cerebrospinal Fluid
, Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
, Shunt, Cerebrospinal Fluid
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Tubes inserted to create communication between a cerebral ventricle and the internal jugular vein. Their emplacement permits draining of…Â
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Anastomosis, Surgical
Educational aspects
Ventricular shunt device
Ventriculoperitoneal catheter
brain surgery
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Cerebrospinal fluid shunts procedure
nursing therapy
Ventriculoperitoneal catheter
standards characteristics
Anastomosis, Surgical
Ventricular shunt device
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2009
2009
Infection rates following initial cerebrospinal fluid shunt placement across pediatric hospitals in the United States. Clinical article.
Tamara D. Simon
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Matthew Hall
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John R. W. Kestle
Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics
2009
OBJECT Reported rates of CSF shunt infection vary widely across studies. The study objective was to determine the CSF shunt…Â
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2004
2004
Predictors of death in pediatric patients requiring cerebrospinal fluid shunts.
Sagun Tuli
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Jayshree Tuli
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James F. Drake
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J. Richard Spears
Journal of neurosurgery
2004
OBJECT Despite improved therapeutic strategies and better diagnostic techniques in the management of pediatric hydrocephalus…Â
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2002
2002
Treatment of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections: a decision analysis.
Rachel T Schreffler
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Andrew J Schreffler
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Robert R Wittler
The Pediatric infectious disease journal
2002
BACKGROUND Cerebrospinal fluid shunts transfer cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the lateral ventricles in the brain to the…Â
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1998
1998
Propionibacterium [correction of Proprionibacterium] acnes infections of cerebrospinal fluid shunts.
Todd P Thompson
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Abigail L Albright
Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal…
1998
Ventricular cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections with Propionibacterium acnes are generally low-grade, indolent infections…Â
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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.
Roger R Bayston
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Edward Lambert
Journal of neurosurgery
1997
This study determined the protective effect of antibacterial processing of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt catheters against…Â
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1994
1994
Antibiotic prophylaxis for cerebrospinal fluid shunts: a metanalysis.
Sara Haines
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Bryan Walters
Neurosurgery
1994
The value of antibiotic prophylaxis for clean neurosurgical procedures without the implantation of a foreign body has been…Â
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1992
1992
Infection of cerebrospinal fluid shunts in infants: a study of etiological factors.
Ian K. Pople
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Roger R Bayston
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R David Hayward
Journal of neurosurgery
1992
The aim of this study was to find reasons for the high incidence of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections seen in neonates. Four…Â
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1987
1987
Treatment of infections of cerebrospinal fluid shunts.
R L Mclaurin
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Philip Frame
Reviews of infectious diseases
1987
There is no unanimity at present concerning the best method of treatment of cerebrospinal fluid shunt-related infections. The…Â
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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.
James Younger
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Gordon D Christensen
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David L. Bartley
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Janie Simmons
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Fred F Barrett
The Journal of infectious diseases
1987
We collected and characterized 85 strains of coagulase-negative staphylococci (51 pathogens and 34 contaminants) from…Â
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Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Infections of cerebrospinal fluid shunts: epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and therapy.
Steve Schoenbaum
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P. Gardner
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Joyceline C Shillito
The Journal of infectious diseases
1975
During a 10-year period shunt infections occurred in 27% of the 289 hydrocephalic patients who had cerebrospinal fluid shunts…Â
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