ReviewClinics and practice2023
External Ventricular Drainage: A Practical Guide for Neuro-Anesthesiologists.
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- Evaluation of a Novel Automated Cerebral Ventricular Drainage System for Intracranial Pressure Monitoring and Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage in Neurocritical Care Patients: A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Study.Neurocritical care · 2026Trial
- Safety of Subcutaneous Heparin in Patients Requiring External Ventricular Drains.Neurosurgery practice · 2026Article
- Surgical Site Infections After External Ventricular Drain Placement: Incidence, Patient-Related, and Periprocedural Risk Factors.Neurosurgery practice · 2026Article
- Active Cerebrospinal Fluid Exchange Versus External Ventricular Drainage in IVH and SAH: A Meta-Analysis.Stroke (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Scalp nerve blocks for external ventricular drainage placement in children.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Observational
- Glymphatic System Visualized With Intrathecal Gadoterate Meglumine Administered via External Ventricular Drain.Cureus · 2026Article
- Modern management of maxillofacial trauma in the emergency department.World journal of emergency medicine · 2026Review
- Image recognition-based detection system for preventing accidental dislodgement of head-and-neck medical supplies in ICU patients: A feasibility randomized controlled trial.International journal of nursing sciences · 2026Article
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- External Ventricular Drain Column Height Fails to Explain Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage Volumes.Nursing in critical care · 2025Observational
- Role of serum magnesium in post-aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhagic hydrocephalus.Acute and critical care · 2025Article
- A Personalized Approach to Maintaining Brain Drainage: A Case Series with a Technical Note.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
- Application of virtual reality for developing a ventriculostomy simulator: Concept and initial results.Surgical neurology international · 2025Article
- Identifying Clinical Predictors of Raised Intracranial Pressure in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury-A Multinational Initiative.Neurotrauma reports · 2025Article
- Cerebrospinal Drain Infection byJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Rapid Deterioration and Fatal Outcomes in Colloid Cyst-Induced Obstructive Hydrocephalus: A Case Report.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Intraventricular haemorrhage treated by extra ventricular drainage with catheter mistakenly penetrating the cisterna ambiens: A case report.The Journal of international medical research · 2024Article
- Ventriculostomy-associated infection (VAI) in patients with acute brain injury-a retrospective study.Acta neurochirurgica · 2024Article
- Neuroanatomical refinement of Kocher's point for enhanced precision in ventriculostomy: A technical note and a literature review.Surgical neurology international · 2024Article
- Petroclival Clinoidal Folds and Arachnoidal Membranes of the Anteromedial Incisural Space: Clinical Anatomy for Neuro Critical Care.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
External ventricular drainage is often considered a life-saving treatment in acute hydrocephalus. Given the large number of discussion points, the ideal management of EVD has not been completely clarified. The objective of this study was to review the most relevant scientific evidence about the management of EVD in its main clinical scenarios. We reviewed the most recent and relevant articles about indications, timing, management, and complications of EVD in neurocritical care, with particular interest in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), and intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) using the following keywords alone or matching with one another: intracranial pressure, subarachnoid hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury, intraventricular hemorrhage, external ventricular drainage, cerebrospinal shunt, intracranial pressure monitoring, and ventriculoperitoneal shunt. In the management of EVD in SAH, the intermittent drainage strategy is burdened with an elevated risk of complications (e.g., clogged catheter, hemorrhage, and need for replacement). There seems to be more ventriculoperitoneal shunt dependency in rapid weaning approach-managed patients than in those treated with the gradual weaning approach. Although there is no evidence in favor of either strategy, it is conventionally accepted to adopt a continuous drainage approach in TBI patients. Less scientific evidence is available in the literature regarding the management of EVD in patients with severe TBI and intraparenchymal/intraventricular hemorrhage. EVD placement is a necessary treatment in several clinical scenarios. However, further randomized clinical trials are needed to clarify precisely how EVD should be managed in different clinical scenarios.
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