Use of external ventricular drains and lumbar catheters is associated with a risk of ventriculitis and meningitis ranging from 2% to 24% because of lack of standardized diagnostic criteria. We evaluated the prevalence of ventriculitis or meningitis in 13 Italian ICUs.

Citerio, G., Signorini, L., Bronco, A., Vargiolu, A., Rota Nodari, M., Latronico, N., Caricato, A., External Ventricular and Lumbar Drain Device Infections in ICU Patients: A Prospective Multicenter Italian Study, <<CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE>>, 2015; 43 (8): 1630-1637. [doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000001019] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/130469]

External Ventricular and Lumbar Drain Device Infections in ICU Patients: A Prospective Multicenter Italian Study

Caricato, Anselmo
2015

Abstract

Use of external ventricular drains and lumbar catheters is associated with a risk of ventriculitis and meningitis ranging from 2% to 24% because of lack of standardized diagnostic criteria. We evaluated the prevalence of ventriculitis or meningitis in 13 Italian ICUs.
2015
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Citerio, G., Signorini, L., Bronco, A., Vargiolu, A., Rota Nodari, M., Latronico, N., Caricato, A., External Ventricular and Lumbar Drain Device Infections in ICU Patients: A Prospective Multicenter Italian Study, <<CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE>>, 2015; 43 (8): 1630-1637. [doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000001019] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/130469]
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