Risk Assessment and Recommended Approaches to Optimize Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewardship to Reduce External Ventricular Drain Infection: A Single-Center Study

Risk Assessment and Recommended Approaches to Optimize Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewardship to Reduce External Ventricular Drain Infection: A Single-Center Study

<b>Background:</b> An external ventricular drain (EVD) is used to release elevated intracranial pressure by draining cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the brain’s ventricles. The establishment of an EVD is one of the most commonly performed neurosurgical procedures to treat intracranial pre...

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Main Authors: Jozsef Kelemen, Marton Sztermen, Eva Dakos, Gergely Agocs, Jozsef Budai, Jozsef Katona, Zsuzsanna Szekeressy, Laszlo Sipos, Zoltan Papp, Mate Bata, Janos Karczub, Mate Korompai, Zsuzsanna A. Dunai, Bela Kocsis, Dora Szabo, Lorand Eross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
central nervous system (CNS)
hospital-acquired infection
neurosurgery
external ventricular drain (EVD)
EVD infection
post-neurosurgical meningitis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/13/11/1093
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