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How do you determine when to change an EVD in a trauma patient that may not need a shunt?
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Neurosurgery · University of Washington
The keyword here is “change”. I don’t routinely change an EVD based on time. I believe the actuarial data suggest that the major risk of infection is during insertion/replacement, showing up days later due to progression rather than subsequent inoculation. This obviates any indications for routine, ...