Background: The management of ventriculitis remains controversial, with no single management strategy that can provide a good outcome. There are few articles describing the brainwashing technique, and most for neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage. This technical note is important because it describes a practical way to perform brainwashing in case of ventriculitis, and it is more feasible compared to endoscopic lavage in developing countries.
Method: We describe in a stepwise fashion the surgical technique of ventricular lavage.
Conclusion: Ventricular lavage is a neglected technique that can help to improve ventricular infection and hemorrhage prognosis.
Keywords: Brainwashing; Cerebral ventriculitis; External ventricular drainage; Pyogenic ventriculitis; Ventricular lavage.
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