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Rate of Infection and Cost Containment in Intracranial Pressure Recording

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The monitoring of intracranial pressure (ICP) is associated with a high risk of meningitis (Mayhall et al. 1984). We performed a prospective epidemiologic study in 118 consecutive patients to assess the infection rate during ICP recording and to compare the safety of a cheap device assembled in our intensive care unit with the more expensive monitoring equipment currently available.

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  1. First Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, USL, Department of Neurosurgery, USL, Department of Microbiology, First Laboratory University of Parma, 43100, Parma, Italy

    N. Stocchetti, T. Serioli, M. Mergoni, M. G. Menozzi, P. Paini & P. Zuccoli

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  1. Section of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Hospitals, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., 48109-0338, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Julian T. Hoff MD (Professor of Surgery, Chief) (Professor of Surgery, Chief)

  2. Crosby Laboratories, Section of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Hospitals, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., 48109-0338, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    A. Lorris Betz MD, PhD (Professor of Pediatrics, Neurology, and Surgery, Director) (Professor of Pediatrics, Neurology, and Surgery, Director)

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Stocchetti, N., Serioli, T., Mergoni, M., Menozzi, M.G., Paini, P., Zuccoli, P. (1989). Rate of Infection and Cost Containment in Intracranial Pressure Recording. In: Hoff, J.T., Betz, A.L. (eds) Intracranial Pressure VII. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73987-3_25

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73987-3_25

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