Z98.2
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The control or standard of care Group receives a conventional Dressing after Insertion of the EVD/LD (external ventricular drainage (EVD) / lumbar drainage (LD)) under sterile conditions. tha
Sponsors
UMG
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Indication for the installation of an external ventricular drainage or a lumbar drainage • Age > 18 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Allergy to chlorhexidine • not granted or withdrawn consent to the evaluation of the specific data • prefinal status
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The number of infections relative to the number of patients, as compared to the total number of patients during the period of observation (incidence). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| a. the drainage-associated infection rate, given as meningoventriculitis / 1000 drainage days according to national and international standard definition (according to criteria of the CDC, KISS, modified according to Scheithauer et Bürgel), b. the rate of adverse effects on application of antiseptics, c. the influence of the antiseptic application on the skin microbiome of the affected region. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSimone Scheithauer
UMG
Outcome results
None listed