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CC BY 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurotrauma
DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1806759
Letter to the Editor

Right or Left? Determining the Best Side for External Ventricular Drainage

Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar 
1   Research Department, AV Healthcare Innovators, LLC, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
2   Research Department, International Consortium of Neurological Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
3   Department of Research, International Center for Advanced Clinical Studies, School of Medicine, University of Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia
4   Department of Research, International Center for Advanced Clinical Studies, University of Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia
,
William Florez-Perdomo 
4   Department of Research, International Center for Advanced Clinical Studies, University of Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia
,
Tariq Janjua 
5   Critical Care Unit, Regions Hospital, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
,
Amit Agrawal 
6   Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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External ventricular drainage (EVD) is an important intervention in the management of patients with increased intracranial pressure (ICP), a condition commonly associated with hydrocephalus, trauma, and other causes due to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) obstruction.[1] [2] Some of the most relevant questions in conducting the EVD placement include the determination of the optimum side for catheter insertion. Commonly, the right frontal is preferred if it is not contraindicated. However, factors that make a side effective for good drainage with reduced complications involve considering several clinical and demographic characteristics.



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26. März 2025

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