Influence of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Prophylaxis on Intracranial Pressure Monitor Infections and Subsequent Infectious Complications in Head-Injured Patients

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 409-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Addison K. May ◽  
Sloan B. Fleming ◽  
Robert O. Carpenter ◽  
Jose J. Diaz ◽  
Oscar D. Guillamondegui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Antibiotic Prophylaxis ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Infectious Complications ◽  
Broad Spectrum Antibiotic ◽  
Pressure Monitor ◽  
Head Injured ◽  
Injured Patients

scholarly journals Opioid sedation does not alter intracranial pressure in head injured patients

1997 ◽  
Vol 44 (9) ◽  
pp. 929-933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn K Lauer ◽  
Lois A. Connolly ◽  
William T. Schmeling
Keyword(s):  
Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Head Injured ◽  
Injured Patients

scholarly journals Extended Perioperative Antibiotic Coverage in Conjunction with Intraoperative Bile Cultures Decreases Infectious Complications after Pancreaticoduodenectomy

HPB Surgery ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir H. Fathi ◽  
Terence Jackson ◽  
Mehdi Barati ◽  
Babak Eghbalieh ◽  
Kelly A. Siegel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Surgical Site Infections ◽  
Infectious Complications ◽  
Broad Spectrum Antibiotic ◽  
Matching Method ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Perioperative Antibiotics ◽  
Antibiotic Coverage

Background. Bile contamination from the digestive tract is a well-known risk factor for postoperative complications. Despite the literature concerning prevalence of bacterobilia and fungobilia in patients with biliary pathologies, there are no specific recommendations for perioperative antimicrobial coverage for biliary/pancreatic procedures. We evaluated the effect of at least 72 hours of perioperative broad spectrum antibiotic coverage on outcomes of pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). Materials and Methods. A retrospective review of all patients at Case Medical Center of Case Western Reserve University undergoing PD procedure, from 2006 to 2011, was performed (n=122). Perioperative data including demographics, comorbidities, biliary instrumentation, antibiotic coverage, culture results, and postoperative outcomes were analyzed. Propensity score matching method was used to match the patients according to duration of antibiotic coverage into two groups: 72 hours (A72) and 24 hours (A24). Results. Longer broad spectrum antibiotic coverage in group A72 resulted in significantly less surgical site infections after PD, compared to routine 24 hours of perioperative antibiotics in group A24. This study did not reveal a statistically significant decrease in postoperative fungal infections in patients receiving preoperative antifungals. Conclusion. Prolonged perioperative antibiotic therapy in conjunction with intraoperative bile cultures decreases the short-term infectious complications of PD, with no significant increase in Clostridium difficile colitis incidence.

Intracranial Pressure in Head-injured Patients with Various Intracranial Lesions Is Identical throughout the Supratentorial Intracranial Compartment

Neurosurgery ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 688-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masami Yano ◽  
Yukio Ikeda ◽  
Shiro Kobayashi ◽  
Toshibumi Otsuka
Keyword(s):  
Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Head Injured ◽  
Intracranial Lesions ◽  
Intracranial Pressures ◽  
The Right ◽  
Injured Patients

Abstract Subarachnoid pressure was measured by bifrontal catheterization to obtain concurrent comparative intracranial pressures (ICPs). These ICPs were compared in 15 head-injured patients who had differences in the pathological processes affecting the right and left hemispheres. ICPs in these patients ranged from -3 to 130 mm Hg, but no difference was found in the concurrent comparative ICPs. These findings suggest that the supratentorial space can generally be considered as one compartment regardless of the differences in types of intracranial lesions. (Neurosurgery 21:688-692, 1985)

scholarly journals Initial intracranial pressure as a prognosticator in head-injured patients undergoing decompressive craniectomy

Oncotarget ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (38) ◽  
pp. 62657-62663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua Liu ◽  
Rong Xu ◽  
Jian Yang ◽  
Guanghui Ren ◽  
Shengxue He
Keyword(s):  
Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Decompressive Craniectomy ◽  
Head Injured ◽  
Injured Patients

Relationship between cerebral lactates and intracranial pressure in severely head injured patients

2000 ◽  
Vol 17 (Supplement 19) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
P. Fournier ◽  
S. Gaillard ◽  
B. Legros ◽  
P. Chiaroni ◽  
J. Fusciardi
Keyword(s):  
Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Head Injured ◽  
Injured Patients
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