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Impact of an external ventricular shunt (EVD) handling protocol on secondary meningitis rates: a historical cohort study with propensity score matching.

Daphna HoefnagelVictor VoloviciEllianne J Dos Santos RubioAnne F Voor In't HoltClemens M F DirvenMargreet C VosRuben Dammers
Published in: BMC neurology (2023)
The incidence of secondary EVD infections can be reduced significantly by the implementation of a strict hospital-wide EVD handling protocol.
Keyphrases
  • randomized controlled trial
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • heart failure
  • risk factors
  • left ventricular
  • quality improvement
  • emergency department
  • acute care
  • catheter ablation
  • adverse drug
  • atrial fibrillation
  • drug induced