Diagnostic criteria of CNS infection in patients with external ventricular drainage after traumatic brain injury: a pilot study.

Rasmus Stanley Willer-Hansen Markus Harboe Olsen John Hauerberg Helle Krogh Johansen Aase Bengaard Andersen Kirsten Møller

Published in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2022)

In this pilot study of patients after severe, a combination of biomarkers within reference limits ruled out VRI (PPV 0, CI: 0-0.14). Hypoglycorrhachia was a sensitive marker of VRI (NPV 0.97, CI: 0.85-1). Systemic signs and markers of infection did not predict VRI.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
heart failure
prognostic factors
early onset
blood brain barrier
patient reported outcomes