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. 2023 Nov;165(11):3267-3269.
doi: 10.1007/s00701-023-05607-5. Epub 2023 May 20.

How I do it: brainwashing for purulent ventriculitis

Jean Eduardo de Sousa Carvalho Dezena  1 , Christian Luiz Baptista Gerbelli  1 , Tiago Kiyoshi Kitabayashi Braga  2 , Matheus Fernando Manzolli Ballestero  1   3
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How I do it: brainwashing for purulent ventriculitis

Jean Eduardo de Sousa Carvalho Dezena et al. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2023 Nov.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Brainwashing; Cerebral ventriculitis; External ventricular drainage; Pyogenic ventriculitis; Ventricular lavage.

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