Single institution series describing external ventricular drain (EVD) placement and short- and long-term complications related to placement accuracy

CONCLUSION: In our cohort, although a clear relationship between inaccuracy and complication rates was not found, our data did demonstrate that left-sided EVDs were more likely to fail within the immediate postoperative time point, and patients who died were more likely to have a second, contralateral EVD placed.PMID:38468651 | PMC:PMC10927197 | DOI:10.25259/SNI_894_2023

Source: Surgical Neurology International - March 12, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Nikhil Sharma Jeffery R Head Arka N Mallela Regan M Shanahan Stephen P Canton Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar Nicol ás Matheo Kass Fritz Steuer Lucille Cheng Michael Raver Edward G Andrews Source Type: research