Is it an expected practice for critical care nurses to irrigate an external ventriculostomy drainage (EVD) system with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to break up blood clots in the tubing to facilitate drainage, thereby preventing increased intracranial pressure?

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Published in:Critical care nurse 2007-06, Vol.27 (3), p.78, 80-78
Main Author: Criddle, Laura M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Fibrinolytic Agents - administration & dosage
Humans
Intracranial Hypertension - prevention & control
Nursing
Therapeutic Irrigation - methods
Tissue Plasminogen Activator - administration & dosage
Ventriculostomy - nursing
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ISSN:0279-5442