Current Practices in The Management of Complication in Neurosurgery

Gönül Güvenç; Canan Gürsoy; Gülay Öztürk; Mehtap Çullu; Güven Gürsoy; Ozan Aydoğdu; Melih Furkan Durak; Mustafa Türkmen; Ufuk Bozkurt; Gülşah Köse; Metehan Küçükkurt; Gönül Güvenç; Beste Dalbatan; Niyazi Taşkıran; Mertcan Güler; Eda Ceylan

doi:10.58830/ozgur.pub1087

External Ventricular Drainage (EVD) Complications and Management, From Recent Literature
Chapter from the book: Güvenç, G. (ed.) 2025. Current Practices in The Management of Complication in Neurosurgery.

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Ozan Aydoğdu

Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health

Mertcan Güler

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University

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Synopsis

External ventricular drainage (EVD) remains indispensable for intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion in neurocritical care. Despite advances in catheter design and infection prevention strategies, complication rates remain substantial. This chapter adopts a comprehensive temporal framework—pre-operative risk stratification, intra-operative technical precision, and post-operative surveillance—to structure the discussion of complications. Utilizing contemporary evidence, including recent systematic reviews from 2024 and 2025, we emphasize that protocol-driven, team-based care offers the most reliable path to reducing EVD-related morbidity.

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Neurosurgery Surgical treatment Complication Complication management Prevention & Control

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Aydoğdu, O. & Güler, M. (2025). External Ventricular Drainage (EVD) Complications and Management, From Recent Literature. In: Güvenç, G. (ed.), Current Practices in The Management of Complication in Neurosurgery. Özgür Publications. DOI: https://doi.org/10.58830/ozgur.pub1087.c4326

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December 29, 2025

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https://doi.org/10.58830/ozgur.pub1087.c4326

External Ventricular Drainage (EVD) Complications and Management, From Recent Literature Chapter from the book: Güvenç, G. (ed.) 2025. Current Practices in The Management of Complication in Neurosurgery.