Open AccessIntraventricular Bleed Secondary to Intraventricular Antibiotics: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Nasrin Sultana,
K. Srinath Reddy,
Alam Mi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23268
Subject(s) - medicine , bleed , antibiotics , anesthesia , external ventricular drain , intraventricular hemorrhage , cerebrospinal fluid , surgery , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pregnancy , genetics , gestational age
In case of multidrug resistant CNS infection use of intraventricular antibiotics are considered which have their own undesirable effects 1 An adult male patient who presented with multidrug resistant infection secondary to procedures done to facilitate to drain cerebrospinal fluid. Secondary to intraventricular antibiotic administration patient developed an intraparenchymal bleed with intraventricular extension; as a result of the bleed there was persistently raised intracranial pressure (ICP). The harmful effects of intraventricular antibiotics have to always be considered before taking a decision to start it. Appropriate precaution and low threshold of suspicion is required to rule out complications.