title: A method for monitoring intracranial temperature via tunneled ventricular catheter: technical note.
abstract: A simple technique for monitoring intracerebral temperature in humans via a ventricular catheter is described. This differs from a previously described method by enabling such measurements to be accomplished with a commercially available thermistor, a standard ventricular catheter, and common hospital supplies. In contrast to the earlier device, this system allows for the subcutaneous tunneling of the distal ventricular catheter. This is an easily assembled and cost-effective technique with which to conduct investigations on human intracerebral temperature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Aitken Neurosurgery Laboratory, New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ghajar
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hariri
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D013821:Thermometers; D014696:Ventriculostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*