title: Rates of iatrogenic ventriculitis before and after the use of an alcohol-impregnated external ventricular drain port cap.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY; Department of Emergency Medicine, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY. Electronic address: levy.zachary@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Zachary D
authors.initials: ZD
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY.
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Ledoux
authors.affiliation: Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY.
authors.forename: Martin L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Lesser
authors.affiliation: Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: White
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Jaclyn M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection Prevention, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY.
authors.forename: Marguerite
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY.
authors.forename: Gunes A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Aygok
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000438:Alcohols / Q000008:administration & dosage; D058565:Cerebral Ventriculitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D065634:Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D004202:Disinfectants
keywords: Infection control; Ventriculostomy catheter