作者
Athanasios A Konstantelias, Konstantinos Z Vardakas, Konstantinos A Polyzos, Giannoula S Tansarli, Matthew E Falagas
发表日期
2015/5/1
来源
Journal of neurosurgery
卷号
122
期号
5
页码范围
1096-1112
出版商
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
简介
OBJECT
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of antimicrobial-impregnated and -coated shunt catheters (antimicrobial catheters) in reducing the risk of infection in patients undergoing CSF shunting or ventricular drainage.
METHODS
The PubMed and Scopus databases were searched. Catheter implantation was classified as either shunting (mainly ventriculoperitoneal shunting) or ventricular drainage (mainly external [EVD]). Studies evaluating antibioticimpregnated catheters (AICs), silver-coated catheters (SCCs), and hydrogel-coated catheters (HCCs) were included. A random effects model meta-analysis was performed.
RESULTS
Thirty-six studies (7 randomized and 29 nonrandomized, 16,796 procedures) were included. The majority of data derive from studies on the effectiveness of AICs, followed by studies on the …
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