The value of cerebrospinal fluid lactate levels in diagnosing CSF infections in pediatric neurosurgical patients.

Jonathan RothJehuda SolemanDanil A KozyrevJohn N JabangMaya SteinGalia Grisaru-SoenHaggai BenvenistiEfraim SadotShirley FriedmanItay AyalonIlana GoldinerMoshe StarkEyal HassounShlomi Constantini

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2019)

LCSF levels are influenced by many factors, including the source of sample, recent surgery, and the presence of subarachnoid or ventricular blood secondary to surgery. The added value of LCSF for diagnosing CSF infections in children with a history of neurosurgical procedures is unclear and may be influenced by the extent of blood in the CSF.

Keyphrases

cerebrospinal fluid
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
young adults
prognostic factors
left ventricular
surgical site infection
peritoneal dialysis
percutaneous coronary intervention
patient reported