Ventriculostomy-associated infection (VAI) in patients with acute brain injury-a retrospective study.
Pernille NielsenMarkus Harboe OlsenRasmus Stanley Willer-HansenJohn HauerbergHelle Krogh JohansenAase Bengaard AndersenInge Jenny Dahl KnudsenKirsten MøllerPublished in: Acta neurochirurgica (2024)
In patients with acute brain injury and an EVD, our proposed combined cut-off for ruling out VAI performed satisfactorily. Days to sample and CSF WBC/RBC ratio were found independent predictors for VAI in the multivariable logistic regression model.