Risk factors for infection associated with the use of external ventricular drainage: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

Background: Infection associated with the use of the External Ventricular Drainage (EVD) catheter in neurosurgery is linked to high morbidity and mortality, and various mechanisms are related to its occurrence. This systematic review aims to summarise and update the risk factors associated with EVD-related infection.

Method: Systematic review with meta-analysis, utilising grey literature and indexed databases.

Negative pressure wound therapy in the treatment of surgical site infection in cardiac surgery.

Objectives: to describe the relationship between epidemiological and clinical characteristics of postoperative cardiac surgery patients undergoing negative pressure wound therapy for the treatment of surgical site infection.

Methods: an observational, cross-sectional analytical study including a convenience sample consisting of medical records of patients undergoing sternal cardiac surgery with surgical site infection diagnosed in medical records treated by negative pressure wound therapy.

Results: medical records of 117 patients, mainly submitted to myocardial revascularization surgery and with deep incisional surgical site infection (88; 75.