A nursing approach to caring for a baby and their family undergoing ventricular lavage for post haemorrhagic ventricular dilatation

Ventricular lavage is a treatment that aims to reduce pressure and oedema in the brain, by washing as much blood and harmful substances caused by post haemorrhagic ventricular dilatation (PHVD) as possible out of the brain. The authors discuss the history of the DRIFT trial, which led to ventricular lavage, along with information on the nursing roles and responsibilities of caring for an infant undergoing treatment.