How frequently external ventricular drainage device should be changed in children with ventriculoperitonel shunt infection?


Gülşen İ., AK H., Demir N., Sosuncu E., Arslan M.

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.31, no.2, pp.435-438, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.12669/pjms.312.6515
  • Journal Name: PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.435-438
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of the presenting study was to determine how frequently external ventricular drainage (EVD) device should be changed in children with ventriculopertienal shunt (VPS) infection during prolonged intravenous antimicrobial therapy.