Sterile surgical technique for shunt placement reduces the shunt infection rate in children: preliminary analysis of a prospective protocol in 115 consecutive procedures.

Pirotte, Benoit J M

Sterile surgical technique for shunt placement reduces the shunt infection rate in children: preliminary analysis of a prospective protocol in 115 consecutive procedures. [electronic resource] - Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery Nov 2007 - 1251-61 p. digital

Publication Type: Evaluation Study; Journal Article

0256-7040

10.1007/s00381-007-0415-5 doi


Adolescent
Asepsis--methods
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts--adverse effects
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gloves, Surgical--standards
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Neurosurgical Procedures--methods
Prospective Studies
Prosthesis-Related Infections--prevention & control
Surgical Wound Infection--etiology