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[The problem of infection in measuring brain ventricle pressure]
1Klinik für Chirurgie, Bereichs Medizin der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg.
Zentralblatt Fur Chirurgie
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
Catheters for ventriculometry were implanted into the lateral ventricles of 71 neurosurgical patients. Clinical symptoms of meningitis were recorded from 5.6 per cent of them. A positive bacterial culture was obtained in one case. Reference is made to the risk of infection, and prophylactic antibiotic treatment is advocated.
Insights
Ventriculometry catheter use in neurosurgery patients led to meningitis symptoms in 5.6% and bacterial infection in one case. Prophylactic antibiotics are recommended to reduce infection risk.
Area of Science:
- Neurosurgery
- Infectious Disease
- Medical Devices