Treatment of cerebral ventriculitis with a new self-irrigating catheter system: narrative review and case series
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Published:2023-11-08
Issue:1
Volume:3
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ISSN:2731-3786
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Container-title:Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care
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language:en
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Short-container-title:J Anesth Analg Crit Care
Author:
Stati Gloria, Migliorino Ernesto, Moneti Manuel, Castioni Carlo Alberto, Scibilia Antonino, Palandri Giorgio, Virgili Giulio, Aspide RaffaeleORCID
Abstract
AbstractCerebral ventriculitis is a life-threatening condition that requires prompt and effective pharmacological intervention. The continuous irrigation of the cerebral ventricles with fluid and its drainage is a system to remove toxic substances and infectious residues in the ventricles; this system is called IRRAflow®. We used this kind of ventricular irrigation/drainage system to treat two patients with post-surgical cerebral ventriculitis and a patient with bacterial meningitis complicated with ventriculitis. In this case series, we discuss the management of these three cases of cerebral ventriculitis: we monitored cytochemical parameters and cultures of the cerebrospinal fluid of patients during their ICU stay and we observed a marked improvement after irrigation and drainage with IRRAflow® system. Irrigation/drainage catheter stay, mode settings, and antibiotic therapies were different among these three patients, and neurological outcomes were variable, according to their underlying pathologies. IRRAflow® system can be applied also in other types of brain injury, such as intraventricular hemorrhage, intracranial abscess, subdural hematomas, and intracerebral hemorrhage, with the aim to remove the hematic residues and enhance the functional recovery of the patients. IRRAflow® seems a promising and useful tool to treat infectious and hemorrhagic diseases in neuro-intensive care unit.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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