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New Intraventricular Catheter for Volume Pressure Response Measurements

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

John Gorecki  and
Fraser Saunders
John Gorecki
Affiliation:
the Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Queen’s University, Kingston
Fraser Saunders*
Affiliation:
the Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Queen’s University, Kingston
*
Division of Neurological Surgery, Queen’s University, Douglas III, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Abstract

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Measurements of the volume-pressure response (VPR) to determine the relative position of a patient on the graphic volume-pressure curve have been used to derive clinically useful information. One reason that these measurements have not been used more frequently has been the fear of introducing infection into the ventricular system. We have designed an intraventricular catheter that allows repeated VPR measurements and reduces the risk of infection.

Type
Original Articles
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , November 1984 , pp. 479 - 480
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1984

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