A patient is admitted with an acute head injury after a motor vehicle accident.The patient is intubated and ventilated,and a ventriculostomy is placed.In addition to monitoring of intracranial pressure,what treatment can be provided with the ventriculostomy?
A) Instillation of mannitol
B) Drainage of subdural hematoma
C) Brain tissue sampling
D) Cerebrospinal fluid drainage
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