External Ventricular Drainage

External Ventricular Drainage - Symptoms

External Ventricular Drainage - How to prevent?

External Ventricular Drainage - Causes and Risk Factors

External Ventricular Drainage - Diagnosis

External Ventricular Drainage - Treatments

External Ventricular Drainage (EVD) - Procedure Description

General anaesthesia
Patient is cleaned and local anaesthetic is infiltrated
A linear incision is made either frontal or parietal based on the entry point selected by the surgeon
A burr hole is drilled till the inner table of the skull is breached
The underlying dura is then incised and its edges and pia are coagulated
The catheter is inserted into the ventricle and egress of brain fluid signals successful entry
Incision is closed and patient is sent back to ICU for close monitoring

External Ventricular Drainage - Preparing for surgery

External Ventricular Drainage - Post-surgery care

External Ventricular Drainage - Other Information

Article contributed by National Neuroscience Institute

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