Rates of iatrogenic ventriculitis before and after the use of an alcohol-impregnated external ventricular drain port cap.

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Rates of iatrogenic ventriculitis before and after the use of an alcohol-impregnated external ventricular drain port cap.

Am J Infect Control. 2017 Jan 01;45(1):92-93

Authors: Levy ZD, Ledoux DE, Lesser ML, White T, Rosenthal JM, Johnson M, Aygok GA

Abstract
Iatrogenic ventriculitis is a potential complication of ventriculostomy drain placement. In this study, an alcohol-impregnated external ventricular drain port cap was added to a standardized ventriculostomy placement bundle. Rates of ventriculitis were reduced postintervention, but this finding did not reach statistical significance.

PMID: 27751614 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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