Bacterial Ventriculitis Nervous System Diseases Surgery Paediatrics
Conditions
Interventions
Parenteral Antibiotics standard of care
Ventricular Irrigation and Parenteral Antibiotics VT group
Sponsors
Cure Childrens Hospital of Uganda
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients zero to twelve month of age admitted with a diagnosis of bacterial ventriculitis will be included 1. Age 0 days to 12 months 2. Any patient with clinical and laboratory evidence of bacterial ventriculitis
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Any eligible patient whose caregiver declines participation in the study. 2. Any patient that does not meet the inclusion criteria listed above. 3. Any patient with ventriculitis not attributed to a bacterial cause. 4. Any eligible patient from distant locations especially out of Uganda.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time to sterilization of CSF. This will be determined as the time in days taken from intervention to sterilization of CSF | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time in days to definitive Surgical Intervention ;All cause mortality rates between study arms at 30 days post intervention;Neurological outcome between the study arms; ;Radiological evidence of disease progression after intervention | — |
Countries
Uganda
Contacts
Public ContactBetty Nantongo
Anaesthesiologist
Outcome results
None listed