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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-11-9
pubmed:abstractText
We report on our experience with 226 percutaneous needle trephinations in a total of 192 consecutive patients. Trephination was performed with a hand-driven drill. A special puncture needle was inserted into the anterior horn of the lateral ventricle. The main indication for this procedure was the treatment of occlusive hydrocephalus in an emergency. Duration of drainage ranged from 1 to 34 days and was 7 days on the average. We encountered 14 cases of infection (6.2%) and one case of symptomatic bleeding (0.4%). All these complications eventually resolved without permanent sequelae. In our opinion, ventricle puncture with this device is a simple and effective method and can especially be recommended for external CSF drainage in cases of emergency.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0344-5607
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
31-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7566527-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:7566527-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:7566527-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7566527-Brain Abscess, pubmed-meshheading:7566527-Cerebral Hemorrhage, pubmed-meshheading:7566527-Child, pubmed-meshheading:7566527-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:7566527-Equipment Design, pubmed-meshheading:7566527-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7566527-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7566527-Hydrocephalus, pubmed-meshheading:7566527-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:7566527-Injections, Intraventricular, pubmed-meshheading:7566527-Intracranial Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:7566527-Male, pubmed-meshheading:7566527-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7566527-Needles, pubmed-meshheading:7566527-Punctures, pubmed-meshheading:7566527-Trephining, pubmed-meshheading:7566527-Ventriculostomy
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Percutaneous needle trephination for external CSF drainage: experience with 226 punctures.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Bonn, Fed. Rep. of Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article