Q-H Chen1, D Lin2, Q-G Yu2, J Zhou2. 1. Department of Neurosurgery, The First People's Hospital of Tonglu County, No. 338 Xuesheng Road, Hangzhou, 311500 Zhejiang, China. Electronic address: qihanchencn@163.com. 2. Department of Neurosurgery, The First People's Hospital of Tonglu County, No. 338 Xuesheng Road, Hangzhou, 311500 Zhejiang, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of lumbar cistern drainage combined with intrathecal injection of antibiotics (LCD-ITI) in treating postoperative intracranial infections of hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage (pHIH-ICI). METHODS:Sixty pHIH-ICI patients were randomly divided into the control group and the treatment group, with 30 patients in each group. Conventional treatment was performed in the control group, while LCD-ITI was performed in the treatment group. The clinical outcomes, Glasgow Outcome Score (GOS), activities of daily living (ADL) scores, incidence rates of hydrocephalus and other indicators were compared. RESULTS: The improvement time of clinical symptoms, infection control time and hydrocephalus incidence of the treatment group were significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05). Also the infection control rate, GOS score and ADL score of the treatment group were significantly higher or better than the control group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: LCD-ITI could improve clinical treatment and prognosis of pHIH-ICI patients.
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of lumbar cistern drainage combined with intrathecal injection of antibiotics (LCD-ITI) in treating postoperative intracranial infections of hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage (pHIH-ICI). METHODS: Sixty pHIH-ICI patients were randomly divided into the control group and the treatment group, with 30 patients in each group. Conventional treatment was performed in the control group, while LCD-ITI was performed in the treatment group. The clinical outcomes, Glasgow Outcome Score (GOS), activities of daily living (ADL) scores, incidence rates of hydrocephalus and other indicators were compared. RESULTS: The improvement time of clinical symptoms, infection control time and hydrocephalus incidence of the treatment group were significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05). Also the infection control rate, GOS score and ADL score of the treatment group were significantly higher or better than the control group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: LCD-ITI could improve clinical treatment and prognosis of pHIH-ICI patients.