PROSPECTIVE AND RETROSPECTIVE STUDYEVALUATING POST-OPERATIVE NEUROLOGICAL INFECTION FOLLOWING NEUROSURGERY IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Abstract

Introduction: The central nervous system (CNS) is known as a delicate and vulnerable system enjoying protection by many layers of covering, providing an anatomical barrier against microbial invasion. Aims: To evaluate the incidence of post-operative neurological infections and to describe the microbiological prole and risk factors associated with infections in postoperative neurosurgery patient. Materials And Methods: The present study was a Cross-sectional study. This Study was conducted from was 12 months at Department of Family Medicine, Sterling Hospital, Ahmedabad. 76 participants were included for study. Result: 86.8% underwent elective surgery and rest of the patients underwent emergency surgery. This was not signicantly associated with post-operative infections (p value = 0.39). Based on site of surgery, 13.2% underwent spine surgery, 73.7% had supratentorial surgery and 13.2% had infratentorial surgery. Site of surgery was not signicantly associated with post-operative infections (p value = 0.11). Conclusion:The results of our study can be considered to identify post-neruosurgical patients who are at high risk of developing post-operative infections and improve hospital management protocols