Severe Intraoperative Hyperglycemia During Craniotomy and Postoperative Infections

University of Roma La Sapienza28 enrolled

Overview

Aim of this prospective observational study -in patients undergoing craniotomy for supra or infratentorial surgery as elective or emergency procedure- is to test the hypothesis that severe intraoperative hyperglycemia (BGC ≥180mg/dl) is associated with an increased incidence of infections within the first postoperative week (pneumonia, blood stream, urinary, surgical site/wound and cerebral infections)(NCT01923571).

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Patients Undergoing Craniotomy for Brain Surgery

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 85 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age \>18 * Undergoing elective or emergency craniototmy Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18

Locations (1)

University of ROme "La Sapienza"

Rome, Italy

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Incidence of infections in patients presenting intraoperative severe hyperglycemia during craniotomy

Time frame: 7 days

Secondary Outcomes

survival during the study period

Time frame: 7 days

Central Contacts

Federico Bilotta, Md, PhD

CONTACT

0039 339 33 708 22 bilotta@tiscali.it

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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