Cost-consequence analysis of antibiotic-impregnated shunts and external ventricular drains in hydrocephalus

Despite multiple preventive strategies for reducing infection, up to 15% of patients with shunt catheters and 27% of patients with external ventricular drains (EVDs) may develop an infection. There are few data on the cost-effectiveness of measures to prevent hydrocephalus catheter infection from th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of neurosurgery 2015-01, Vol.122 (1), p.139-147
Hauptverfasser:	Edwards, Natalie C, Engelhart, Luella, Casamento, Eva M H, McGirt, Matthew J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage Anti-Bacterial Agents - economics Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts - economics Cost-Benefit Analysis Drug-Eluting Stents - economics Humans Hydrocephalus - economics Hydrocephalus - surgery Postoperative Complications - economics Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt - economics
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