2021-11-152021-11-152009-02Bekar, A. vd. (2009). "Risk factors and complications of intracranial pressure monitoring with a fiberoptic device". Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 16(2), 236-240.0967-5868https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2008.02.008https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967586808001082http://hdl.handle.net/11452/22653We prospectively investigated the complications associated with intraparenchymal intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring using the Camino intracranial pressure device. A fiberoptic ICP monitoring transducer was implanted in 631 patients. About half of the patients (n = 303) also received an external ventricular drainage set (EVDS). The durations (mean +/- SD) of ICP monitoring in patients without and with an EVDS were 6.5 +/- 4.4 and 7.3 +/- 5.1 days, respectively. Infection occurred in 6 patients with only an ICP transducer (6/328, 1.8%) and 24 patients with an EVDS also (24/303, 7.9%). The duration of monitoring had no effect on infection, whereas the use of an EVDS for more than 9 days increased infection risk by 5.11 times. Other complications included transducer disconnection (2.37%), epidural hematoma (0.47%), contusion (0.47%), defective probe (0.31%), broken transducer (0.31%), dislocation of the fixation screw (0.15%), and intraparenchymal hematoma (0.15%). In conclusion, intraparenchymal ICP monitoring systems can be safely used in patients who either have, or are at risk of developing, increased ICP.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessComplicationsFiberoptic deviceIntracranial pressureMonitoringBrain-tissue pressureHead-injured patientsClinical-evaluationInfectious complicationsAggressive treatmentExperienceDurationNeurosciences & neurologyAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, preschoolFemaleGlasgow coma scaleHumansInfantIntracranial hypertensionIntracranial pressureMaleMiddle agedMonitoring, physiologicOptical fibersProspective studiesRetrospective studiesRisk factorsStatistics, nonparametricYoung adultArticle0002641819000102-s2.0-5814918269623624016219071023Clinical neurologyNeurosciencesVentriculostomy; Intracranial Pressure; DrainAdolescentAgedArticleChildComplicationControlled studyContusionDevice infectionEpidural hematomaFemaleFiber opticsHumanInfection riskIntracranial pressure monitoringMajor clinical studyMaleMedical instrumentationPatient safetyPressure transducerPriority journalRisk factorTransducer