Effect of Implementing External Ventricular Drain Guidelines on Nurses' Practice and Traumatic Br… (NCT07682987) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Effect of Implementing External Ventricular Drain Guidelines on Nurses' Practice and Traumatic Brain Injury Patients' Outcomes
Egypt86 participantsStarted 2025-09-07
Plain-language 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 of health care-associated infection in the neurosurgical population.
Based on the high demand on information and technological resources, nurses must be qualified to ensure patient safety and make more assertive decisions. For this reason, it is imperative that these nurses possess the necessary knowledge and abilities to provide assistance. The purpose of training has evolved to encompass professional development, acquiring knowledge, and the teaching and practicing of new skills
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Adult traumatic brain injury patients ≥ 18 years old of each gender.
* Hemodynamically stable patients.
* Patients who are free from an EVD related complications within 24hours
Exclusion Criteria:
* Bleeding from the site of EVD within 24hours.
* Hypo and hyper drainage of CSF or CSF leakage from entry site within 24hours.
* Signs of infection related to EVD such as (fever- headache- change in CSF characteristics).
* Coagulation disorder and who receive anticoagulant drug.
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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
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