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Windermere SA, Mehkri Y, Yan SC, Grady C, Christie C, Goutnik M, Galochkina Z, Roy A, Vaziri S, Rahman M. Risk factors and outcomes associated with external ventricular drain related hemorrhage. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2024; 243:108386. [PMID: 38901374 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2024.108386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine risk factors predictive of external ventricular drain (EVD)-related hemorrhage and the association of such hemorrhages with mortality, discharge disposition, length of stay (LOS), and total cost. METHODS After Institutional Review Board approval, data was collected retrospectively for adult patients requiring EVD placement from 2015 to 2018 at the authors' institution. Collected data included demographic patient information, peri-procedural factors, and relevant post-procedural measures. Computerized tomography (CT) images and associated radiologic reports were independently reviewed, identifying hemorrhages accompanying EVD placement. RESULTS From this 487-patient sample, 85 (17.5 %) patients had hemorrhages, including asymptomatic hemorrhages identified on imaging alone. A univariable analysis of patient parameters in the overall cohort was performed to identify possible predictors of hemorrhage. Age (p = 0.002), Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) (p < 0.001), platelet count (p = 0.002), presence of uremia (p = 0.035), and the number of times the EVD was replaced (p < 0.001) were associated with hemorrhage in univariable models. The experience of the resident surgeon based on post-graduate year (PGY level) and the number of attempts/passes needed for EVD placement were not associated with hemorrhage risk. Significant predictor of hemorrhage confirmed in a multivariable analysis only included the number of times the EVD was replaced (OR = 2.78, adjusted p < 0.001). Outcomes between EVD-related hemorrhage versus no hemorrhage groups, including mortality, discharge disposition, LOS, and cost, were compared. EVD-related hemorrhage was found to be associated with increased mortality (OR = 3.58, adjusted p < 0.001) and decreased likelihood of discharge home (OR = 0.13, adjusted p = 0.030) in the associated multivariable regressions. CONCLUSION The number of times an EVD was replaced was associated with EVD-related hemorrhage outcome. EVD-related hemorrhage is associated with increased mortality and a decreased likelihood of being discharged home.
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- Sonora Andromeda Windermere
- Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Department of General Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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- Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Division of Quantitative Sciences, University of Florida Health Cancer Center, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Pongkaew C, Noiphithak R, Rukskul P, Yodwisithsak P, Tantongtip D, Nimmannitya P, Punyarat P, Duangprasert G, Kaewwichai W, Songphul S, Chancharoenrat W, Jantarathaneewat K, Chokaouychai C, Sukhor S, Apisarnthanarak P, Camins BC, Weber DJ, Apisarnthanarak A. Effectiveness of A Multi-modal Strategy to Reduce External Ventricular Drain Associated Infection: A Quasi-experimental Study. Am J Infect Control 2024:S0196-6553(24)00586-8. [PMID: 38969072 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2024.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2024] [Revised: 06/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/29/2024] [Indexed: 07/07/2024]
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BACKGROUND Infection is a serious complication in neurosurgical patients who undergo external ventricular drain (EVD) insertion and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. METHODS We conducted a quasi-experimental study in patients who underwent EVD insertion to evaluate the impact of a strategy to reduce the incidence of external ventricular drain associated infections (EVDAIs). The study was divided into 2 periods; (1) the pre-intervention period when techniques for EVD insertion and maintenance were up to the discretion of the neurosurgeons and (2) the post-intervention after implementation of a multi-modal strategy (cefazolin prophylaxis, preoperative chlorhexidine showers, application of postoperative chlorhexidine-impregnated dressing, limited manipulation of the EVD, and meticulous EVD management). The primary outcome was the incidence rate of EVDAIs; secondary outcomes included in-hospital mortality rate and the hospital length of stay. RESULTS In total, 135 patients were included. The incidence rate of EVDAIs was significantly reduced in the post-intervention period (5.6 cases/1,000 EVD-days) compared with the pre-intervention period (18.2 cases/1,000 EVD-days; P=0.026). There were no differences in all secondary outcomes analyzed. This multi-modal strategy was associated with high satisfaction among healthcare personnel. CONCLUSIONS Implementation of a multi-modal strategy was associated with a reduction in the incidence of EVDAIs. This was in line with our goal of promoting a new culture of safety despite being in a resource-limited setting.
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- Chaiwat Pongkaew
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit, Nursing Department, Thammasat University Hospital, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- General Neurosurgical Unit, Nursing Department, Thammasat University Hospital, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Research group in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Prevention, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand; Department of Pharmaceutical care, Faculty of Pharmacy, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Division of Diagnostic Radiology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- University of North Carolina, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand; Infection Control Department, Thammasat University Hospital, Pathum Thani, Thailand.
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Yue Z, Zhi X, Bi L, Zhao L, Ji J. Treatment and prognostic risk factors for intracranial infection after craniocerebral surgery. Neurosurg Rev 2023; 46:199. [PMID: 37568062 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-023-02106-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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The objective of this study was to determine risk factors of pejorative evolution course in patients suffering from postoperative cranial infection. The data of patients who developed an intracranial infection after craniocerebral surgery in the neurosurgical intensive care unit of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, from February 2018 to August 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Logistic regression was used to analyze the factors influencing the prognosis of intracranial infection treatment. Sixty-four patients developed an infection after craniocerebral surgery, and 48 of them with negative CSF cultures received experimental anti-infectives. In 16 patients, cerebrospinal fluid culture showed pandrug-resistant pathogens, including 11 Acinetobacter baumannii (11), Klebsiella pneumoniae (3), Escherichia coli (1), and Candida glabrata (1). Nine patients received intraventricular or intrathecal injections of polymyxin B. The mean duration of infection treatment was 22.2 ± 9.9 days, and the clinical cure rate was 85.9% (55/64). Logistic multivariate regression analysis showed that inadequate CSF drainage (OR, 6.839; 95% CI, 1.130-41.383; P = 0.036) and infection with drug-resistant bacteria (OR, 24.241; 95% CI, 2.032-289.150; P = 0.012) were independent risk factors for postoperative intracranial infection. Intracranial infection with positive CSF culture and inadequate CSF drainage are factors contributing to the poor prognosis of intracranial infection. Moreover, early anti-infection treatment and adequate CSF drainage may improve patient outcomes. In particular, intraventricular or intrathecal injection of polymyxin B may be a safe and effective treatment strategy for MDR/XDR gram-negative bacilli infection.
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- Zhen Yue
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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Lilley D, Munthali P. Analysis of the management of ventriculitis cases at a UK neurosurgery centre. Infect Prev Pract 2022; 4:100240. [PMID: 36060478 PMCID: PMC9437802 DOI: 10.1016/j.infpip.2022.100240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Rienecker C, Kiprillis N, Jarden R, Connell C. Effectiveness of interventions to reduce ventriculostomy-associated infections in adult and paediatric patients with an external ventricular drain: A systematic review. Aust Crit Care 2022:S1036-7314(22)00045-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2022.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Zheng G, Zhang C, Zhang G, Shao C. Evaluation of the Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of CSF Presepsin Levels in Patients with Postneurosurgical Ventriculitis/Meningitis. Infect Drug Resist 2021; 14:2901-2909. [PMID: 34349525 PMCID: PMC8326282 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s325635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Aim To evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic value of CSF presepsin levels in patients with postneurosurgical ventriculitis/meningitis (PNVM). Methods We conducted a case-control study to achieve our aims. First, we prospectively enrolled patients who had undergone neurosurgery in Beijing Tiantan Hospital from June to November 2020 and measured the CSF levels of 8 biomarkers, including presepsin and other meningitis biomarkers. The diagnostic and prognostic accuracies of presepsin levels were evaluated by determining the values for the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC). Results Two hundred thirty-nine patients were enrolled in this study; 34 were diagnosed with confirmed ventriculitis/meningitis (cVM), 138 were classified as probable ventriculitis/meningitis (pVM), and the others were rejected ventriculitis/meningitis (rVM). Presepsin levels effectively diagnose cVM and predict the outcomes of patients with PNVM, with thresholds of 1257.4 pg/mL and 1276.2 pg/mL and AUCs of 0.746 and 0.825, respectively. Furthermore, a joint analysis with CSF lactate (C-Lac) levels shows that the AUCs of the two markers increased to 0.856 and 0.872, respectively. Conclusion The rapid diagnosis and prediction of the clinical outcome is important in neurosurgery. CSF presepsin levels are an impressive diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for meningitis, and when combined with C-Lac, they indeed improve the diagnostic and predictive efficiency of PNVM.
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- Guanghui Zheng
- Department of Clinical Diagnosis, Laboratory of Beijing Tiantan Hospital and Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Control of in vitro Diagnostics, National Medical Products Administration, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Beijing Engineering Research Center of Immunological Reagents Clinical Research, Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Diagnosis, Laboratory of Beijing Tiantan Hospital and Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Control of in vitro Diagnostics, National Medical Products Administration, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Beijing Engineering Research Center of Immunological Reagents Clinical Research, Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Diagnosis, Laboratory of Beijing Tiantan Hospital and Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Control of in vitro Diagnostics, National Medical Products Administration, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Beijing Engineering Research Center of Immunological Reagents Clinical Research, Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Diagnosis, Laboratory of Beijing Tiantan Hospital and Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Control of in vitro Diagnostics, National Medical Products Administration, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Beijing Engineering Research Center of Immunological Reagents Clinical Research, Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Waqar M, Chari A, Islim AI, Davies B, Fountain DM, Larkin S, Jenkinson MD, Patel HC. Chlorhexidine dressings could reduce external ventricular drain infections: results from a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Hosp Infect 2021; 117:37-43. [PMID: 34174379 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The incidence of external ventricular drain (EVD) infections remains high. Chlorhexidine dressings have demonstrated efficacy in reducing infections associated with indwelling catheters at other body sites, although evidence for their use with EVDs is limited. AIM The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the efficacy of chlorhexidine dressings in reducing EVD associated cerebrospinal fluid infection (EVDAI). METHODS Systematic review and meta-analysis. MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane library were queried for articles from inception. The primary outcome was the incidence of EVDAI. Secondary outcomes included device safety, microbiological outcomes and shunt-dependency. FINDINGS From 896 unique records, 5 studies were included of which 4 presented suitable data for quantitative analysis including 3 case series and one underpowered randomised controlled trial. There was a high risk of bias in all studies. 880 patients were included with a mean age of 57.7 years (95% CI 57.4-58.0 years). In primary outcome analysis, the chlorhexidine dressing group had a significantly lower incidence of EVDAI (1.7% vs. 7.9%, RD = 0.07, 95% CI 0.00 - 0.13, p = 0.04). CONCLUSION Chlorhexidine dressings may reduce the incidence of EVDAI but require future study in randomised trials to definitively determine efficacy.
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- Mueez Waqar
- Department of Academic Neurosurgery, Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom; Faculty of Biology, Medicines and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Developmental Neurosciences, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom; Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Academic Neurosurgery, Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom; Faculty of Biology, Medicines and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Microbiology, Liverpool University Hospitals, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom; Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Academic Neurosurgery, Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom; Faculty of Biology, Medicines and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Radiomics-based neural network predicts recurrence patterns in glioblastoma using dynamic susceptibility contrast-enhanced MRI. Sci Rep 2021; 11:9974. [PMID: 33976264 PMCID: PMC8113258 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89218-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Glioblastoma remains the most devastating brain tumor despite optimal treatment, because of the high rate of recurrence. Distant recurrence has distinct genomic alterations compared to local recurrence, which requires different treatment planning both in clinical practice and trials. To date, perfusion-weighted MRI has revealed that perfusional characteristics of tumor are associated with prognosis. However, not much research has focused on recurrence patterns in glioblastoma: namely, local and distant recurrence. Here, we propose two different neural network models to predict the recurrence patterns in glioblastoma that utilizes high-dimensional radiomic profiles based on perfusion MRI: area under the curve (AUC) (95% confidence interval), 0.969 (0.903-1.000) for local recurrence; 0.864 (0.726-0.976) for distant recurrence for each patient in the validation set. This creates an opportunity to provide personalized medicine in contrast to studies investigating only group differences. Moreover, interpretable deep learning identified that salient radiomic features for each recurrence pattern are related to perfusional intratumoral heterogeneity. We also demonstrated that the combined salient radiomic features, or "radiomic risk score", increased risk of recurrence/progression (hazard ratio, 1.61; p = 0.03) in multivariate Cox regression on progression-free survival.
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Sweid A, Weinberg JH, Abbas R, El Naamani K, Tjoumakaris S, Wamsley C, Mann EJ, Neely C, Head J, Nauheim D, Hauge J, Gooch MR, Herial N, Zarzour H, Alexander TD, Missios S, Hasan D, Chalouhi N, Harrop J, Rosenwasser RH, Jabbour P. Predictors of ventriculostomy infection in a large single-center cohort. J Neurosurg 2021; 134:1218-1225. [DOI: 10.3171/2020.2.jns192051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
External ventricular drain (EVD) placement is a common neurosurgical procedure. While this procedure is simple and effective, infection is a major limiting factor. Factors predictive of infection reported in the literature are not conclusive. The aim of this retrospective, single-center large series was to assess the rate and independent predictors of ventriculostomy-associated infection (VAI).
METHODS
The authors performed a retrospective chart review of consecutive patients who underwent EVD placement between January 2012 and January 2018.
RESULTS
A total of 389 patients were included in the study. The infection rate was 3.1% (n = 12). Variables that were significantly associated with VAI were EVD replacement (OR 10, p = 0.001), bilateral EVDs (OR 9.2, p = 0.009), duration of EVD placement (OR 1.1, p = 0.011), increased CSF output/day (OR 1.0, p = 0.001), CSF leak (OR 12.9, p = 0.001), and increased length of hospital stay (OR 1.1, p = 0.002). Using multivariate logistic regression, independent predictors of VAI were female sex (OR 7.1, 95% CI 1.1–47.4; p = 0.043), EVD replacement (OR 8.5, 95% CI 1.44–50.72; p = 0.027), increased CSF output/day (OR 1.01, 95% CI 1.0–1.02; p = 0.023), and CSF leak (OR 15.1, 95% CI 2.6–87.1; p = 0.003).
CONCLUSIONS
The rate of VAI was 3.1%. Routine CSF collection (every other day or every 3 days) and CSF collection when needed were not associated with VAI. The authors recommend CSF collection when clinically needed rather than routinely.
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- Ahmad Sweid
- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- 2American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
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- 3Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- 4University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- 5Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Piva S, Albani F, Fagoni N, Monti E, Signorini L, Turla F, Rasulo FA, Fontanella M, Latronico N. High-mobility group box-1 protein as a novel biomarker to diagnose healthcare-associated ventriculitis and meningitis: a pilot study. Minerva Anestesiol 2020; 87:43-51. [PMID: 33174402 DOI: 10.23736/s0375-9393.20.14222-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND The diagnosis of healthcare-associated ventriculitis and meningitis (HAVM) is challenging in the ICU setting. Traditional cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) markers and clinical signs of infection fail to diagnose HAVM in the critically ill setting. We sought to determine the diagnostic accuracy of measuring levels of high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) protein in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for the diagnosis of HAVM. METHODS In this prospective observational cohort study, we enrolled 29 patients with an implanted external ventricular drainage (EVD). We tested the accuracy of CSF-HMGB1 as a diagnostic test for HAVM when compared to standard CSF parameters. RESULTS HAVM was diagnosed in 11/29 (37.9%) patients. These patients had significantly higher CSF-HMGB1 levels compared to patients without HAVM (median [IQR] 43.39 [83.51] ng/mL vs 6.46 ng/mL [10.94]; P<0.001). CSF-HMGB1 and CSF-glucose were independently related to HAVM, with OR's (95% CI) of 15.43 (15.37 to 15.48, P<0.0001) and 0.31 (0.30 to 0.32, P<0.0001), respectively. The AUC [CI] of CSF-HMGB1 to predict HAVM was 0.83 [0.72 to 0.94]. CONCLUSIONS HMGB1 is an accurate marker of HAVM and it adds incremental diagnostic value when paired with CSF-glucose measurements. Future larger and multicenter studies should assess the incremental diagnostic value of HMGB1 data when used alongside other established CSF markers of infection, and the external validity of these preliminary results.
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- Simone Piva
- Department of Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy - .,Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Emergency, Spedali Civili University Hospital, Brescia, Italy -
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Emergency, Spedali Civili University Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Emergency, Spedali Civili University Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Unit of Biochemistry, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Second Division of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, Spedali Civili University Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Emergency, Spedali Civili University Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.,Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Emergency, Spedali Civili University Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience, Spedali Civili University Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.,Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Emergency, Spedali Civili University Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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Altschul D, Hamad MK, Kobets A, Fluss R, Lin C, Boyke AE, Liu J, Thomas R, Unda SR. A Retrospective Quality Analysis of External Ventricular Drain Infection Rates Following Stroke Diagnoses and Other Brain Injuries: Comparison of Emergency Room and ICU/OR Setting. Cureus 2020; 12:e7173. [PMID: 32257714 PMCID: PMC7117602 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.7173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Objective The purpose of this study was to analyze the incidence of infections in patients following placement of External Ventricular Drain (EVD) in either the Emergency Room (ER) or the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)/ Operating Room (OR) at a single Comprehensive Stroke Center. Methods Retrospective analysis of post-procedure infection rates in 710 patients with EVDs placed on site between 2010 and 2018 was performed. We analyzed cases between sex, age, stroke and non-stroke related and further requirement of conversion of the EVD to a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. Results Significant decrease in EVD related infection (ERIs) rates following the shift in EVD placement from ER to ICU/OR (from 13% to 7.7%, p=.03) among all ages, sex and type of brain injury was observed. Furthermore, our data also shows that the rate of conversion of EVDs to VP shunts is independent of the setting where EVD was placed, but increases in patients who develop ERIs. 23.1% of stroke patients that developed an ERI required a conversion to VP shunt while 67.3% of non-stroke patients that developed an ERI required further VP shunt (p<.001) showing that non-stroke EVD patients with infections are more likely to require VP shunt. Conclusion This is one of the larger retrospective studies conducted on EVD related infections. ERIs were significantly higher when EVDs were placed in the ER. Moreover, our results highlight the relation between ERIs and further requirement of conversion EVD to VP shunt. These figures highlight the importance of focusing on infection rates, and the implications CSF infection has on the long-term care of patients.
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- David Altschul
- Neurological Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, USA
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Evaluation of a commercial multiplex PCR for diagnosis of central nervous system (CNS) nosocomial infections. J Microbiol Methods 2020; 171:105865. [PMID: 32057898 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2020.105865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Nosocomial Central Nervous System (CNS) infections are often serious complications of neurosurgical procedures. Their diagnosis is complex and frequently based on microbiological culture. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effectiveness of the FilmArray® Blood Culture Identification (BCID) panel, a multiplex PCR designed to identify the most common etiologic agents of sepsis involved with nosocomial CNS infections. A total of ninety samples were analyzed with the BCID panel. The sensitivity and specificity achieved were 77.4% and 100% respectively, when compared with the reference method (culture). Based on the analysis of the melting curves, another cut-off was established improving sensitivity to 83.9% whilst maintaining 98.3% specificity. The BCID panel seems to be a helpful tool for the prompt diagnosis of CNS nosocomial infections. The cut-off proposed here can increase sensitivity, but further studies are required to confirm its effectiveness and its applicability in clinical microbiology laboratories.
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Catapano JS, Rubel NC, Veljanoski D, Farber SH, Whiting AC, Morgan CD, Brigeman S, Lawton MT, Zabramski JM. Standardized Ventriculostomy Protocol without an Occlusive Dressing: Results of an Observational Study in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. World Neurosurg 2019; 131:e433-e440. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.07.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Sorinola A, Buki A, Sandor J, Czeiter E. Risk Factors of External Ventricular Drain Infection: Proposing a Model for Future Studies. Front Neurol 2019; 10:226. [PMID: 30930840 PMCID: PMC6428739 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background: External ventricular drain (EVD) has a major role in the management and monitoring of intracranial pressure (ICP) and its major complication is EVD infection. The risk factors for EVD infection are still a major topic of controversy, hence the need for further research. Objective: The objective of this review was to identify risk factors that affect the incidence of EVD infection and create a model, which can be used in future studies in order to contribute to elaborations on guideline for EVD. Methods: A PubMed and Google Scholar literature search was performed and data were extracted from studies published from 1966 through 2017. The search of the databases generated 604 articles and 28 articles of these were found to be relevant. A manual search of the 28 relevant papers generated 4 new articles. Of the 32 relevant articles, 20 articles that performed a multivariate analysis of the suspected risk factors of EVD infection and had a positive culture as a mandatory component in diagnosis were selected for data collection and analysis. Results: Because reviewed papers investigated only a few influencing factors, and could not determine convincingly the real risk factors of EVD infection and their real strengths. A total of 15 supposed influencing factors which includes: age, age & sex interactions, coinfection, catheter insertion outside the hospital, catheter type, CSF leakage, CSF sampling frequency, diagnosis, duration of catheterization, ICP > 20 mmHg, irrigation, multiple catheter, neurosurgical operation, reduced CSF glucose at catheter insertion and sex were identified. Conclusion: This review summarizes a set of variables which have to be covered by future clinical epidemiological investigations in order to describe the etiological background of EVD infection.
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- Abayomi Sorinola
- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.,János Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Bio-statistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.,János Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.,MTA PTE Clinical Neuroscience MR Research Group, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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Fiani B, Quadri SA, Farooqui M, D'Apuzzo M, Rosser RJ, Berman BW, Noel J, Xin XS, Badie B, Ramachandran A, Siddiqi J. A brainstem mass of Müllerian type Epithelial Origin without any primary cancer source. J Clin Neurosci 2018; 59:325-332. [PMID: 30337125 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Brainstem tumors are rare, even rarer is a brainstem tumor containing tissues of an embryologic gynecologic origin. We report a very rare case of presence of a calcified heterogeneously contrast enhancing brainstem mass of Müllerian origin in a patient in a 38 year old female with no female genital tract cancer and past surgical history of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placement for congenital hydrocephalus. To our knowledge this is the very first and unusual case of a mass of gynecologic origin in the brainstem region especially in the setting of no history of gynecological tumor. The authors also reviewed the literature for all tumors reported for anterograde and retrograde dissemination of tumor cells through VP shunt. This case is a reaffirmation of the importance of brain tumor location and tissue diagnosis for the purpose of adjuvant treatment of neurosurgical lesions in the neurocritical care setting. It also highlights the role of catheters as potential routes of iatrogenic transmission not just in anterograde but also in a retrograde manner to the CNS, which is very unusual. This is the only second case to report retrograde flow of tumor cells from an extraneural source up the VP catheters. The authors suggest that intraperitoneal chemotherapy should be considered in the cases of known extraneural abdominal malignancies of high malignant potential with or without the presence of peritoneal infiltration in order to avoid dissemination through VP shunts.
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- Brian Fiani
- Department of Neurosurgery, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, CA, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Pathology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, CA, USA
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, CA, USA
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Thompson DR, Vlachos S, Patel S, Innocent S, Tolias C, Barkas K. Recurrent sampling and ventriculostomy-associated infections: a case-control study. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2018. [PMID: 29541885 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-018-3508-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND External ventricular drain (EVD) insertion is a common neurosurgical procedure with a significant risk of ventriculostomy-associated infections (VAIs), other morbidities and mortality. Several risk factors have been identified but their effect is unclear. OBJECTIVE Our primary objective was to assess whether recurrent EVD sampling increased the risk of VAIs. The secondary objective was to explore the effect of sampling frequency, duration of EVD stay, presence of cerebrospinal fluid leak and concurrent infections. METHODS Ours was a retrospective, single-centre, age-matched, case control study of 83 patients and 249 controls who underwent EVD insertion between 1 January 2010 - 31 December 2016. Patients with primary CNS infections, age under 1 year and death within 5 days of EVD insertion were excluded. Blinded abstractors collected all patient data through the electronic patient record system and regression analysis was used to compare the two groups. RESULTS Sampling the EVD more than once did not increase the risk of infection (OR 0.47, 95% CI 0.27-0.83, p = 0.01). Risk factors significantly associated with VAI included CSF leak (OR 2.06, 95% CI 1.16-3.67, p = 0.01), concurrent infection (OR 1.85, 95% CI 1.09-3.16, p = 0.02), and an EVD duration of >10 days (OR 2.28, 95% CI 1.24-4.18, p = 0.01). CONCLUSION Our findings do not support the notion that increased sampling of EVDs is associated with a higher risk of VAI. CSF leaks, concurrent infection and long-term EVDs are also statistically significant risk factors for infection.
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