Risk Assessment and Recommended Approaches to Optimize Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewardship to Reduce External Ventricular Drain Infection: A Single-Center Study

• Main Authors: Jozsef Kelemen (Author), Marton Sztermen (Author), Eva Dakos (Author), Gergely Agocs (Author), Jozsef Budai (Author), Jozsef Katona (Author), Zsuzsanna Szekeressy (Author), Laszlo Sipos (Author), Zoltan Papp (Author), Mate Bata (Author), Janos Karczub (Author), Mate Korompai (Author), Zsuzsanna A. Dunai (Author), Bela Kocsis (Author), Dora Szabo (Author), Lorand Eross (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<b>Background:</b> An external ventricular drain (EVD) is used to release elevated intracranial pressure by draining cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the brain's ventricles. The establishment of an EVD is one of the most commonly performed neurosurgical procedures to treat intracrania...