Open AccessThe organisms and factors affecting outcomes of external ventricular drainage catheter-related ventriculitis: A penang experience
Author(s) -
Jo Ee Sam,
Chee Loon Lim,
Priya Sharda,
Nasser Abdul Wahab
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1793-5482
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_150_16
Subject(s) - medicine , external ventricular drain , imipenem , glasgow coma scale , meropenem , acinetobacter baumannii , ventriculitis , catheter , mortality rate , ventriculostomy , logistic regression , surgery , antibiotics , pseudomonas aeruginosa , antibiotic resistance , cerebrospinal fluid , hydrocephalus , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , genetics , bacteria
Ventriculostomy-related infection (VRI) from external ventricular drain (EVD) insertion is a common complication and carries a high mortality rate. Choice of empiric antibiotics depends on the institutions common causative organisms and their susceptibility. We determined risk factors for mortality in patients with VRI, the common organisms causing VRI, and the rate of EVD-related VRI at our institution.