Key references: Surgical prophylaxis for neurosurgery

  • Alotaibi AF, Hulou MM, Vestal M, Alkholifi F, Asgarzadeh M, Cote DJ, et al. The efficacy of antibacterial prophylaxis against the development of meningitis after craniotomy: A meta-analysis. World Neurosurg 2016;90:597–603.E1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26921699
  • Fried HI, Nathan BR, Rowe AS, Zabramski JM, Andaluz N, Bhimraj A, et al. The insertion and management of external ventricular drains: An evidence-based consensus statement : A statement for healthcare professionals from the Neurocritical Care Society. Neurocrit Care 2016;24(1):61–81. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26738503
  • Ratilal BO, Costa J, Pappamikail L, Sampaio C. Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing meningitis in patients with basilar skull fractures. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015;(4):CD004884. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25918919
  • Xu H, Hu F, Hu H, Sun W, Jiao W, Li R, Lei T. Antibiotic prophylaxis for shunt surgery of children: a systematic review.  Childs Nerv Syst 2016;32(2):253–258 .[PubMed]