Ventriculostomy-related infections in critically ill patients: a 6-year experience
Article 2005 en
Authors
DB
Daliana Peres Bota
FL
Florence Lefranc
HR
Hector Rodriguez‐Villalobos
Abstract
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In this large series of patients, VRI was associated with a longer ICU stay, but its presence did not influence survival. A longer duration of ventriculostomy catheter monitoring in patients with VRI might be due to an increased volume of drained CSF during infection. Risk factors associated with VRIs are SAH, IVH, craniotomy, and coinfection.
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