External Ventricular Drainage

External ventricular drainage is a method to drain the Cerebrospinal fluid for a brief period. Using gravity, the catheter placed in the brain ventricle drains the fluid into the drainage system outside. The amount of fluid is proportional to the placement of the drip chamber. It is indicated to diminish the pressure created by excess CSF, remove the infected fluid, and treat infection by directly injecting antibiotics to draw blood after surgery or trauma.

  
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What are the other treatment options for my grandmother's brain hemorrhage?

Query: Hello doctor, My grandmother is 90 years old. She had a brain hemorrhage two days back. She is in intensive care unit (ICU). She is unconscious from the last two days. There is toe movement and sometimes, there are some leg movements. She has high blood pressure. The doctors in my place are saying n...  Read Full »


Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your grandmother seems to be having primary intraventricular hemorrhage with hydrocephalus. At the age of 90 years, definitely the prognosis is likely to be poor. But still, hope should be kept. In such condition, the next treatment option can be EVD- external ventricula...  Read Full »

Kindly predict my father's survival with spontaneous brain stem bleeding.

Query: Hi doctor, My father, who is 61 years old, complained of an episode of vomiting followed by unresponsiveness and decreased movement. As per summary, there is spontaneous brain stem bleeding with obstructive hydrocephalus, that is, post-external ventricular drainage (EVD). I want to know about his su...  Read Full »


Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your father has right basal ganglia bleeding with intraventricular extension - EVD (external ventricular drain) in situ. Such patients have very slow recovery (after stabilization), which may take weeks to months. But, the most important thing required is good nursing...  Read Full »

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