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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 Møller
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • brain injury
  • subarachnoid hemorrhage
  • cerebral ischemia
  • red blood cell
  • cerebrospinal fluid
  • blood brain barrier