Perioperative Infection After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Risk Factors, Causative Pathogens, and Long-Term Outcomes.
Collin B KilgoreKathleen R RanAnita L KalluriSumil K NairJennifer E KimJustin M CaplanChristopher M JacksonL Fernando GonzalezJudy HuangRafael J TamargoRisheng XuPublished in: Neurosurgery (2023)
Perioperative infections are highly prevalent among patients with aSAH and are related to adverse outcomes. The risk profiles for nosocomial infections are distinct to each infection type and causative organism. Although strong infection control measures should be universally applied, patient management must be individualized in the context of specific infections.