TY - JOUR
T1 - Ventriculostomy-Related Infections
AU - Kanter, Robert K.
AU - Weiner, Leonard B.
AU - Mayhall, C. Glen
PY - 1984/10/11
Y1 - 1984/10/11
N2 - To the Editor: The observations of Mayhall et al. (March 1 issue),* indicating that the risk of iatrogenic Central-nervous-system infection rises with the duration of intracranial-pressure monitoring, are incomplete and may be misleading. With the cumulative incidence of a prior infectious complication reaching 9 per cent by Day 5 and 21, 37, and 42 per cent by Days 8, 10, and 11, respectively, the authors recommend removal of the ventriculostomy catheter by Day 5. When more prolonged monitoring of intracranial pressure is indicated, they advocate insertion of a new catheter. Unfortunately, evaluation of the cumulative risk of a prior infection.
AB - To the Editor: The observations of Mayhall et al. (March 1 issue),* indicating that the risk of iatrogenic Central-nervous-system infection rises with the duration of intracranial-pressure monitoring, are incomplete and may be misleading. With the cumulative incidence of a prior infectious complication reaching 9 per cent by Day 5 and 21, 37, and 42 per cent by Days 8, 10, and 11, respectively, the authors recommend removal of the ventriculostomy catheter by Day 5. When more prolonged monitoring of intracranial pressure is indicated, they advocate insertion of a new catheter. Unfortunately, evaluation of the cumulative risk of a prior infection.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198410113111514
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198410113111514
M3 - Letter
C2 - 6472429
AN - SCOPUS:0021760696
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 311
SP - 987
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 15
ER -