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COMMENTARY

External ventricular drainage: Is it time to look at national practice?

Aimun A. B. JamjoomDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital & University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Angelos G. KoliasDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Addenbrooke's Hospital & University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Malik ZabenInstitute of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, National Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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Aswin ChariDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Addenbrooke's Hospital & University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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John KitchenDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Walton Centre, Liverpool, UK
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Alexis JoannidesDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Addenbrooke's Hospital & University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Paul M. BrennanDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital & University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Jothy KandasamyDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital & University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Silvia GatscherDepartment of Neurological Surgery, The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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William P. GrayInstitute of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, National Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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Michael D. JenkinsonDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Walton Centre, Liverpool, UK
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Diederik O. BultersWessex Neurological Centre, University Hospital Southampton & University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Conor L. MallucciDepartment of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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Helmut SchusterDepartment of Microbiology, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Peter J. HutchinsonDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Addenbrooke's Hospital & University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Aminul I. AhmedWessex Neurological Centre, University Hospital Southampton & University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
& UK Neurosurgical Research Network & British Neurosurgical Trainee Research Collaborative show all
Pages 9-10 | Received 08 Aug 2014, Accepted 14 Aug 2014, Published online: 04 Sep 2014

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