Abstract
An external ventricular drain (EVD; also known as a ventriculostomy tube) is placed via a burr hole in one of the ventricles of the brain (Fig. 40.1) to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that causes elevated intracranial pressure.
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Ganti, L. (2016). External Ventricular Drain Placement. In: Ganti, L. (eds) Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2507-0_40
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