A new app can greatly improve ventriculostomy safety and accuracy

A new app can greatly improve ventriculostomy safety and accuracy

Access to potentially life-saving neurosurgical care remains very uneven worldwide, with potentially life-threatening consequences. This is especially true for a process called ventriculostomy, the most common neurosurgical procedure. Ventriculostomy involves the insertion of a catheter into the brain cavities called ventricles to drain cerebrospinal fluid and relieve intracranial pressure. It’s a delicate, difficult process that requires extrem…