Reducing the incidence of intraventricular catheter-related ventriculitis in the neurology-neurosurgical intensive care unit at a tertiary care center in St Louis, Missouri: an 8-year follow-up study.
We reviewed the effect of 3 interventions to reduce the incidence of intraventricular catheter-related ventriculitis, conducted at a tertiary care center in St Louis, Missouri, during an 8-year period. The incidence density of intraventricular catheter-related ventriculitis decreased substantially after the implementation of standardized management of intraventricular catheters.
Honda
Hitoshi
H
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.
Jones
Jeffrey C
JC
Craighead
Martha C
MC
Diringer
Michael N
MN
Dacey
Ralph G
RG
Warren
David K
DK
D000328:Adult; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D002494:Central Nervous System Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000382:microbiology*; D003422:Critical Care; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008923:Missouri / Q000453:epidemiology; D009462:Neurology; D055815:Young Adult