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

University Medicine Greifswald

Status: Completed

Conditions: External Ventricular Drainage Associated Infection; Intrathecal Infection

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02875808

CSF IL-6, IL-8 and PCT

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

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.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• external ventricular drainage
• informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• no informed consent
• prior intrathecal infection
• prior systemic infection / sepsis

Trial design

50 participants in 1 patient group

patients

Description:

patients with an external ventricular drainage