A nurse practitioner challenged whether strict bedrest was the best option for patients with EVDs in the Neuro ICU. Here’s what she found.
External Ventricular Drain
Several key people and events were foundational in the understanding of intracranial pressure, cerebrospinal fluid, intracranial hypertension, and intracranial pressure monitoring.
The CerebroFlo® EVD catheter is indicated for temporary insertion into a ventricular cavity of the brain for external drainage of CSF in those patients...
In this report, you’ll learn occurrence rates of occlusion and infection, how other neurosurgeons think about occlusion and infection risk, and recent advancements in...
Medical device technology has come so far in preventing occlusion and infection in external ventricular drainage that it’s inspiring to remember how the procedure...
Costs associated with EVD occlusions significantly increase as more and more interventions are needed and possible complications arise.