CHICAGO — The use of lumbar drain placement significantly reduces the risk for postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks in patients undergoing endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery, new ...

He first underwent an angiogram and lumbar drain procedure to reduce the swelling in his back right away. "Brendan Town is a sweet and caring man," his wife wrote on the online fundraiser, ...

Treatment Ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement superseded tighter control of vascular risk factors, as judged by the patient's response to continuous lumbar drainage. You have full access to this ...

Nosocomial bacterial meningitis may result from invasive procedures (e.g., craniotomy, placement of internal or external ventricular catheters, lumbar puncture, intrathecal infusions of ...

Evidence-based recommendations on lumbar subcutaneous shunt. This involves using a shunt to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid away so that it doesn’t damage the brain or eyes. Is this guidance up to ...

Intrathecal delivery refers to percutaneous access to the thecal sac through a lumbar puncture or placement of a lumbar drain. ... Unicervial and bil lumbar: Tables. Table 3.

During the procedure a small flexible tube called a lumbar drain is placed in the lower spine. The tube drains excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) which fills the fluid compartment of the brain and ...

Parth Kothari, MD, and colleagues retrospectively reviewed 1,167 patients undergoing lumbar decompression and/or fusion who had a drain placed. News News CME CME ...

An SSI developed in 40 patients (12.7%) of the 314 patients who received a drain during a spine procedure andnine patients (7%) developed an infection among the 129 patients who did not receive a ...

He first underwent an angiogram and lumbar drain procedure to reduce the swelling in his back right away. "Brendan Town is a sweet and caring man," his wife wrote on the online fundraiser, ...