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External Ventricular Drain

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Sections

General | Monitoring & Investigations | Therapies

General

General

Bertuccio. External Ventricular Drainage: A Practical Guide for Neuro-Anesthesiologists. Clin Pract 2023;13(1):219-229
Chung. Evidence-Based Management of External Ventricular Drains. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2019;19(12):94

Background

Pathophysiology

Conditions

Traumatic Brain Injury

Chau. The Evolution of the Role of External Ventricular Drainage in Traumatic Brain Injury. J Clin Med 2019;8(9):1422

Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

Chung. External Ventricular Drains After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Is Less More? Neurocrit Care 2018;28(2):157-161

Complications

Ventriculitis

Monitoring & Investigations

General

Therapies

General

Last updated August 3rd, 2026