Song Weizheng,Liu Jin,Wang Peng.Risk factors for intracranial infections in patients undergoing cerebrospinal fluid drainage[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2016,38(23):2532-2534.
Song Weizheng,Liu Jin,Wang Peng.Risk factors for intracranial infections in patients undergoing cerebrospinal fluid drainage[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2016,38(23):2532-2534.DOI:
Risk factors for intracranial infections in patients undergoing cerebrospinal fluid drainage
Objective To analyze the related risk factors of intracranial infections after cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage. Methods Clinical data of 311 patients undergoing external ventricular drainage or lumber subarachnoid drainage in our department from January 2007 to December 2015 were collected and analyzed retrospectively. Results Intracranial infection occurred in 26 out of 311 cases with an incidence of 8.36%. The univariate analysis showed that Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score ≤8
ICU hospitalization during drainage were associated with intracranial infection (P0.05,P0.01). Multiple logistic regression analysis demonstrated that diabetics
CSF leakage and duration of leakage were independent risk factors of intracranial infection after CSF drainage (P0.05). Conclusion Complication of diabetics
CSF drainage and duration of leakage are high-risk factors for intracranial infection in the patients undergoing CSF drainage. Relevant preventive measures should be taken to decrease the incidence of infection.