Exteal Ventricular and Lumbar Drains: Indications, Procedures, and Patient Care

by: Redi Rahmani (Author),Michael T. Lawton(Author),G. Edward Vates(Author)&0more

Publisher: McGraw Hill / Medical

Edition: 1st

Publication Date: 2023/9/18

Language: English

Print Length: 176 pages

ISBN-10: 1264268297

ISBN-13: 9781264268290

Book Description

The definitive guide to managing exteal ventricular and lumbar drains―a common but overlooked procedure in medical literatureThe most common point of contact with providers in neurocritical care units, trauma units, and emergency departments, exteal ventricular drains and lumbar drains are used to relieve elevated intracranial pressure, usually due to a brain hemorrhage from acute trauma.Covering indications, anatomy, planning, and procedure stages for each drain, Exteal Ventricular and Lumbar Drains: Indications, Procedures, and Patient Care helps you troubleshoot problems that can arise in patients who undergo this procedure. The authors provide thorough coverage of why these drains are placed, why they are placed in certain locations, how they are placed, and what steps to take when there is a malfunction. This comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide covers: Cerebrospinal fluid anatomyObstructive and communicating hydrocephalusIntracranial pressure monitoringVentricular and lumbar entrance pointsEVD and LD equipment, patient positioning, procedure, and troubleshooting

About the Author

The definitive guide to managing exteal ventricular and lumbar drains―a common but overlooked procedure in medical literatureThe most common point of contact with providers in neurocritical care units, trauma units, and emergency departments, exteal ventricular drains and lumbar drains are used to relieve elevated intracranial pressure, usually due to a brain hemorrhage from acute trauma.Covering indications, anatomy, planning, and procedure stages for each drain, Exteal Ventricular and Lumbar Drains: Indications, Procedures, and Patient Care helps you troubleshoot problems that can arise in patients who undergo this procedure. The authors provide thorough coverage of why these drains are placed, why they are placed in certain locations, how they are placed, and what steps to take when there is a malfunction. This comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide covers: Cerebrospinal fluid anatomyObstructive and communicating hydrocephalusIntracranial pressure monitoringVentricular and lumbar entrance pointsEVD and LD equipment, patient positioning, procedure, and troubleshooting