Clinical features, laboratory data, management and the risk factors that affect the mortality in patients with postoperative meningitis.
Neurol India
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2008 Oct-Dec; 56(4): 433-7
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Nosocomial meningitis is a rare complication following neurosurgical procedures and is associated with high morbidity and mortality.AIM:
The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics and the risk factors associated with mortality in patients who developed nosocomial meningitis following neurosurgical operations. SETTING ANDDESIGN:
Tertiary care hospital and an observational study. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
The study subjects included 2265 patients who underwent various neurosurgical operations during 2003-05. The diagnosis of nosocomial meningitis was based on the Center for Disease Control criteria. STATISTICALANALYSIS:
It was performed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences for Windows 10.0 program.RESULTS:
The incidence of postoperative nosocomial meningitis was 2.7% (62 episodes in 49 patients among 2265 patients operated). Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter spp. were the most frequently isolated pathogens. Of the 49 with meningitis 20 (40.8%) patients died. In the logistic regression analysis model, Glascow coma scale score less than 10 (Odds Ratio (OR) 19.419, 95% Confidence Interval (CI); 1.637-230.41, P = 0.001), and low cerebrospinal fluid glucose level (< or = 30 mg/ dL) (OR 10.272, 95% CI; 1.273-82.854, P = 0.002), and presence of concurrent nosocomial infection (OR 28.744, 95% CI;1.647-501.73, P =0.001) were the independent risk factors associated with mortality.CONCLUSION:
The mortality in patients who developed meningitis was high. The high percentage of concurrent nosocomial infections was associated with a high mortality rate which was a serious problem.
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Assunto principal:
Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Infecções Estafilocócicas
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Idoso
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Infecções por Acinetobacter
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Estudos Prospectivos
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Fatores de Risco
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Meningites Bacterianas
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Neurol India
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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