Comparison of hospital cost and resource use associated with antibiotic-impregnated versus standard shunt catheters

Clin Neurosurg. 2011:58:122-5. doi: 10.1227/neu.0b013e318226ffe5.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Catheters* / economics
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / economics
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Female
  • Health Resources / economics
  • Health Resources / statistics & numerical data*
  • Hospital Costs*
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / economics
  • Hydrocephalus / therapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents