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Neonatal Subventricular Zone Electroporation
Published on: February 11, 2013
How I do it: brainwashing for purulent ventriculitis
Jean Eduardo de Sousa Carvalho Dezena1, Christian Luiz Baptista Gerbelli1, Tiago Kiyoshi Kitabayashi Braga2
1Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Clinics Hospital of Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
Background:
The management of ventriculitis remains controversial, with no single management strategy that can provide a good outcome. There are few articles describing the brainwashing technique, and most for neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage. This technical note is important because it describes a practical way to perform brainwashing in case of ventriculitis, and it is more feasible compared to endoscopic lavage in developing countries.
Method:
We describe in a stepwise fashion the surgical technique of ventricular lavage.
Conclusion:
Ventricular lavage is a neglected technique that can help to improve ventricular infection and hemorrhage prognosis.
