ventriculostomy; ventricular shunt

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Indications

Procedure

* NNT = number needed to treat to prevent 1 infection

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. Encyclopedia of Surgery: Ventricular shunt http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/St-Wr/Ventricular-Shunt.html
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 CPT
  4. Sells CF and Shurtleff DB Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts West J Med. 1977 August; 127(2): 93-98 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1237715/?page=1
  5. 5.0 5.1 The NNT: Antibiotics for Infection Prevention With Intracranial Ventricular Shunt Placement. http://www.thennt.com/nnt/antibiotics-for-infection-prevention-in-ventricular-shunt-placement/
    Ratilal B, Costa J, Sampaio C. Antibiotic prophylaxis for surgical introduction of intracranial ventricular shunts: a systematic review. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2008 Jan;1(1):48-56 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18352803
    Ratilal B, Costa J, Sampaio C Antibiotic prophylaxis for surgical introduction of intracranial ventricular shunt. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Jul 19;(3):CD005365. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16856095