Is it an expected practice for critical care nurses to irrigate an external ventriculostomy drainage (EVD) system with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to break up blood clots in the tubing to facilitate drainage, thereby preventing increased intracranial pressure? (Record no. 17065749)

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International Standard Serial Number 0279-5442
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Original cataloging agency NLM
Language of cataloging eng
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Personal name Criddle, Laura M
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Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 20070809
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Title Is it an expected practice for critical care nurses to irrigate an external ventriculostomy drainage (EVD) system with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to break up blood clots in the tubing to facilitate drainage, thereby preventing increased intracranial pressure?
Medium [electronic resource]
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Critical care nurse
Date of publication, distribution, etc. Jun 2007
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Extent 78, 80-1 p.
Other physical details digital
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General note Publication Type: Journal Article
650 04 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Fibrinolytic Agents
General subdivision administration & dosage
650 04 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Humans
650 04 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Intracranial Hypertension
General subdivision prevention & control
650 04 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Therapeutic Irrigation
General subdivision methods
650 04 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Tissue Plasminogen Activator
General subdivision administration & dosage
650 04 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Ventriculostomy
General subdivision nursing
773 0# - HOST ITEM ENTRY
Title Critical care nurse
Related parts vol. 27
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-- p. 78, 80-1

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