Cerebrospinal Fluid IL-6, IL-8 and PCT as Early Marker of an Intrathecal Infection in Neurosurgical Patients

University Medicine Greifswald50 enrolled

Overview

The value of CSF IL-6, IL-8 and Procalcitonin in detecting an early diagnosis of intrathecal infection in neurosurgical patients with an external ventricular drainage is evaluated.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Intrathecal Infection External Ventricular Drainage Associated Infection

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * external ventricular drainage * informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * no informed consent * prior intrathecal infection * prior systemic infection / sepsis

Locations (1)

Department of Neurosurgery

Greifswald, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

increasing IL-6, IL-8 and PCT prior to an clinically apparent intrathecal infection/ a detection with the goldstandard

Time frame: 08/ 2014 - 12/ 2016

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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