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

Gülşen, İsmail; AK, HAKAN; Demir, Nihat; Sosuncu, Enver; Arslan, Mehmet

doi:10.12669/pjms.312.6515

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

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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)

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.