Sharafaldeen Bin Nafisah, Maqsood Ahmad
OBJECTIVES: In this study, we investigated Ommaya reservoir among pediatric patients, its infection rate, and the predisposing factors. We also investigated its role in the reduction of CSF protein. Finally, we explored other factors that would influence the decision to insert an Ommaya in comparison to external ventricular drainage. METHODS: This is a 6-year retrospective cohort study from a tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia. RESULTS: In our study, females were 48...
January 2015: Child's Nervous System: ChNS: Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery