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Of the variety of complications associated with ICP monitoring, CSF infection is the most common. Multiple factors have been associated with an increased rate of infection, including increased age, prolonged duration of monitoring, concomitant use of steroids, multiple changes of monitors, and the presence of a concurrent infection [1, 6]. Although numerous studies have indicated that the ventricular catheter (VC) has the highest reported infection rate of all currently used ICP monitors, the advantages afforded by CSF drainage for the management of elevated ICP justify the use of VC assuming that the complication rate is acceptably low.
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Luerssen, T.G. et al. (1993). Post Traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Infections in the Traumatic Coma Data Bank: The Influence of the Type and Management of ICP Monitors. In: Avezaat, C.J.J., van Eijndhoven, J.H.M., Maas, A.I.R., Tans, J.T.J. (eds) Intracranial Pressure VIII. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77789-9_9
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