Early permanent cerebrospinal fluid diversion in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: does a lower rate of nosocomial meningitis outweigh the risk of delayed cerebral vasospasm related morbidity?

• Main Authors: Croci, Davide Marco, Dalolio, Martina, Aghlmandi, Soheila, Taub, Ethan, Rychen, Jonathan, Chiappini, Alessio, Zumofen, Daniel, Guzman, Raphael, Mariani, Luigi, Roethlisberger, Michel
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2021
• Subjects: RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34338/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Objective Early permanent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion for hydrocephalus during the first 2 weeks after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) shortens the duration of external ventricular drainage (EVD) and reduces EVD-associated infections (EVDAI). The objective of this study was to dete...