Effect of introduction of a standardised peri-operative protocol on CSF shunt infection rate: a single-centre cohort study of 809 procedures.

Osama OmraniJody O'ConnorJohn HartleyGreg James

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2018)

The protocol reduced overall infection rate in primary and revision shunt operations and we recommend paediatric units consider introducing a similar protocol for these procedures.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
emergency department
intensive care unit
pulmonary hypertension
cerebrospinal fluid