Open AccessComplications of Intracranial Pressure Monitoring in Trauma Patients
Author(s) -
Craig W. Clark,
Michael S. Muhlbauer,
Robbie Lowrey,
M. T. Hartman,
Max D. Ray,
Clarence B. Watridge
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1227/00006123-198907000-00004
Subject(s) - medicine , intracranial pressure monitoring , intracranial pressure , incidence (geometry) , retrospective cohort study , infection rate , anesthesia , emergency medicine , surgery , physics , optics
A retrospective review of 175 intracranial pressure (ICP) monitors placed in 140 trauma patients over a recent 3-year period showed a 10.3% infection rate. Factors that were related to the development of an ICP monitor-related infection included: 1) duration of monitoring; 2) requirement for serial monitors; and 3) concurrent infection at other sites. These findings are discussed in light of the related literature concerning ICP monitoring and recommendations made to decrease the incidence of infection-related complications.