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Cirugía y cirujanos
On-line version ISSN 2444-054XPrint version ISSN 0009-7411
Abstract
ULLOQUE-CAAMANO, Liezel et al. Ventriculitis associated with extraventricular drainage: etiology, diagnosis and treatment focused on neurocritic care units. Cir. cir. [online]. 2019, vol.87, n.2, pp.230-240. Epub Nov 29, 2021. ISSN 2444-054X. https://doi.org/10.24875/ciru.18000052.
Ventriculitis after extraventricular drainage is a very important neurosurgical complication in neurocritical care units. It is necessary to make an early diagnosis, given that the morbidity and mortality secondary to it can be variable, and complicate the evolution of neurocritical patients. Despite this, ventriculostomy continues to be an important pillar in monitoring and treatment. Given the urgency of ventriculitis associated with multiresistant germs, new antimicrobial drugs have emerged as part of the treatment, as intraventricular routes have been proposed within the new investigations. However, the foregoing does not yet have sufficient bases to be able to support it. The present review was carried out with the aim of contributing to an early diagnosis and treatment of ventriculitis associated with extra ventricular drainage in neurocritical patients, and in this way to contribute to improve survival and prevent fatal outcomes in these patients.
Keywords : Ventriculitis; Ventriculostomy; Cerebrospinal fluid.