Simon Chadwick, Lachlan Donaldson, Pierre Janin, Archie Darbar, Rosie Sutherland, Oliver Flower, Naomi Hammond, Jonathan Parkinson, Anthony Delaney
BACKGROUND: Ventriculostomy - related infection (VRI) is a common complication of patients who require placement of an external ventricular drain (EVD). The clinical outcomes of people who are diagnosed with VRI is poorly characterised. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the association between VRI, and clinical outcomes and resource use, in patients treated with an EVD. METHODS: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and the Cochrane Central Register of clinical trials to identify clinical trial and cohort studies that reported outcomes including mortality, functional outcome, duration of EVD insertion, and intensive care and hospital length of stay...
February 22, 2023: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience: Official Journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia