Securing CSF catheters to the skin: from sutures and bolt system to subcutaneous anchoring device towards zero complications.
Paolo FrassanitoAnna Maria AuricchioJacopo AntonucciLuca MassimiFederico BianchiGianpiero TamburriniPublished in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2020)
SecurAcath® is a safe and effective device to secure CSF external catheters, with several relevant advantages, including easy placement and maintenance. Moreover, it may stay in place for the whole duration of the catheter without any skin tissue trauma and allows a complete antisepsis of the exit site, thus reducing local skin complications. This factor has significant impact on the reduction of infection rate of external CSF catheters.