Prevention and treatment of surgical site infections in neurosurgery: state of the art

The adequate management of surgical wound infections in neurosurgery is fundamental for reducing the burden of morbidity and mortality in these patients. The suspicion and diagnostic confirmation associated with microbiological isolation are essential to ensure timely treatment and proper management...

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Published inIatreia (Medellín, Colombia) Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 39 - 58
Main Authors García Casallas, Julio César, Blanco Mejía, Jhósep Andrés, Fuentes Barreiro, Yuli Viviana, Arciniegas Mayorga, Laura Camila, Arias Cepeda, César Daniel, Morales Pardo, Brayan David
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Universidad de Antioquia 01.01.2020
Subjects
antibiotic prophylaxis
central nervous system infections
craniocerebral traumas
disease prevention
neurosurgical procedures
surgical wound infections
therapeutics
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Summary:The adequate management of surgical wound infections in neurosurgery is fundamental for reducing the burden of morbidity and mortality in these patients. The suspicion and diagnostic confirmation associated with microbiological isolation are essential to ensure timely treatment and proper management of antibiotics. Therefore, in this review we present, in a synthetic manner, the main points for the prevention and treatment of surgical site infections in neurosurgery, which includes a section on the use of intrathecal/intraventricular antibiotics.
ISSN:0121-0793
2011-7965
DOI:10.17533/udea.iatreia.23