"Ventriculostomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical creation of an opening in a cerebral ventricle.
Descriptor ID |
D014696
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MeSH Number(s) |
E04.035.188.957 E04.525.170.860
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2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ventriculostomy" by people in Profiles.
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Ventricular Catheter Tract Hemorrhage as a Risk Factor for Ventriculostomy-Related Infection. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2020 01 01; 18(1):69-74.
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Ventriculitis associated with extraventricular drainage: etiology, diagnosis and treatment focused on neurocritic care units. Cir Cir. 2019; 87(2):230-240.
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Adult bilateral idiopathic occlusion of foramina of Monro: is foraminoplasty really safe and effective? BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Oct 25; 2018.
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Intraventricular extension of an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage is an independent predictor of a worse functional outcome. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2018 07; 170:67-72.
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak at Percutaneous Exit of Ventricular Catheter as a Crucial Risk Factor for External Ventricular Drainage-Related Infection in Adult Neurosurgical Patients. World Neurosurg. 2018 Jan; 109:e398-e403.
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Hemorrhagic Complications Associated with Ventriculostomy in Patients Undergoing Endovascular Treatment for Intracranial Aneurysms: A Single-Center Experience. Neurocrit Care. 2017 Aug; 27(1):11-16.
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Variability in the Use of Platelet Transfusion in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Observations from the Ethnic/Racial Variations of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Study. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2017 Sep; 26(9):1974-1980.
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Management of External Ventricular Drains After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Multi-Institutional Survey. Neurocrit Care. 2017 Jun; 26(3):356-361.