Open AccessRisk of infection after placement of an extraventricular drainage catheter
Author(s) -
Vesovak,
Ivan Stefanović,
Aleksandar Kostić,
Martin Novák
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1204138n
Subject(s) - medicine , neurosurgery , clindamycin , catheter , surgery , acinetobacter , prospective cohort study , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
The occurrence of infection after the placement of an extraventricular drainage (EVD) catheter can be a very serious problem in neurosurgery.