title: Head trauma: comparison of infection rates for different methods of intracranial pressure monitoring.
abstract: This article describes a study comparing the rates of infection for three different methods of intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring. Case summaries of infected patients are presented. Maintenance of sterile technique by medical and nursing staff caring for the monitoring system is emphasized.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013346:Subarachnoid Space; D013355:Subdural Space