title: Nursing care of the child with external ventricular drainage.
abstract: External ventricular drainage (EVD) is used in children who have hydrocephalus, usually for shunt infection. Several complications, including increased intracranial pressure, hemorrhage, brain injury and infection, can occur in children with EVD. Nursing care for these children involves interventions to prevent complications and promote the well-being of children and their families.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio 43205.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Terry
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nisbet
mesh_terms: D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000451:nursing*; D007223:Infant; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000451:nursing; D014696:Ventriculostomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing*