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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1985;14(2): 389-400. |
| Postoperative Central Nervous System Infection. |
| Seung Chyul Hong, Kil Soo Choi |
| Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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Authors report on the general features of postoperative central nervous system infection in patients undergoing neurosurgical procedures. The postoperative central nervous system infection was defined was defined as 1) emergence of purulent material from any site that had been exposed to surgical field, and/or 2) development of meningitis during postoperative recovery period. The materials were obtained from 50 cases of postoperative central nervous system infection out of 1,232 cases of operations that had been performed in neurosurgical department of Seoul National University Hospital during the last three years. Various predisposing factors, associated problems, and therapeutic aspects are discussed. General features of hospital infection are also considered. |
| Key Words:
Wound infection; Meningitis; Predisposing factors; Antibiotics; Hospital infection |
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