Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Quality Control: A Prospective Analysis of External Ventricular Drain (EVD) Effectiveness
Brief Summary: The purpose and/or hypothesis: To decrease the amount of external ventricular drain (EVD) related catheter infections by comparing the efficacy of Oklahoma University Medicine standard EVD catheters, both impregnated and non-impregnated, in three principle areas: incidence of infection, cost analysis, and average durations of placement, all while maintaining the standards of technique.