U.S., July 7 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07682987) titled 'Effect of Implementing External Ventricular Drain Guidelines on Nurses' Practice and Traumatic Brain Injury Patients' Outcomes' on June 28.
Brief Summary: Neurosurgical patients are more vulnerable to infections related to medical care due to their requirement for surgically inserted devices like ventriculostomies and their extended hospital stays. Introduction of a foreign device can result in infection due to insertion technique as well as postinsertion management. Establishing protocols of ventriculostomy drain management tools to raise nurse awareness and adherence to the most recent standards of care may greatly lower the risk o...