Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02875808
Cerebrospinal Fluid IL-6, IL-8 and PCT as Early Marker of an Intrathecal Infection in Neurosurgical Patients
Early Detection of CSF Infection in Neurosurgical Patients
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 50 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The value of CSF IL-6, IL-8 and Procalcitonin in detecting an early diagnosis of intrathecal infection in neurosurgical patients with an external ventricular drainage is evaluated.
Detailed description
The value of CSF IL-6, IL-8 and Procalcitonin in detecting an early diagnosis of intrathecal infection in neurosurgical patients with an external ventricular drainage is evaluated.
Conditions
Timeline
- Start date
- 2014-08-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-09-01
- Completion
- 2017-12-12
- First posted
- 2016-08-23
- Last updated
- 2018-11-06
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Germany
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