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| Title |
Guided Application of Ventricular Catheters (GAVCA) - multicentre study to compare the ventricular catheter position after use of a catheter guide versus freehand application: study protocol for a randomised trail
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| Published in |
Trials, December 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-14-428 |
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| Authors |
Andreas Schaumann, Ulrich-Wilhelm Thomale |
| Abstract |
The standard technique for the placement of ventricular catheters (VC) comprises a high proportion of malpositioning of the catheter (12.5 to 40%). Technical advances such as neuronavigation or ultrasound have been shown to increase the accuracy of the procedure. Since these means result in significant technical and time consuming efforts, they are used for selected cases only. In order to simplify the controlled placement of ventricular catheters a newly developed smartphone assisted guiding tool has been introduced. In this study the efficacy and safety of this guiding tool is determined. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 57 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 57 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 10 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 18% |
| Other | 9 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 7 | 12% |
| Unknown | 14 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 46% |
| Neuroscience | 6 | 11% |
| Psychology | 3 | 5% |
| Engineering | 2 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 17 | 30% |