Patient-specific automated cerebrospinal fluid pressure control to augment spinal wound closure : a case series using the LiquoGuard®

OBJECTIVE: Spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks are common, and their management is heterogeneous. For high-flow leaks, numerous studies advocate for primary dural repair and CSF diversion. The LiquoGuard7® allows automated and precise pressure and volume control, and calculation of patient-specific CSF production rate (prCSF), which is hypothesized to be increased in the context of durotomies and CSF leaks.

METHODS: This single-centre illustrative case series included patients undergoing complex spinal surgery where: 1) a high flow intra-operative and/or post-operative CSF leak was expected and 2) lumbar CSF drainage was performed using a LiquoGuard7®. CSF diversion was tailored to prCSF for each patient, combined with layered spinal wound closure.

RESULTS: Three patients were included, with a variety of pathologies: T7/T8 disc prolapse, T8-T9 meningioma, and T4-T5 metastatic spinal cord compression. The first two patients underwent CSF diversion to prevent post-op CSF leak, whilst the third required this in response to post-op CSF leak. CSF hyperproduction was evident in all cases (mean >/=140ml/hr). With patient-specific CSF diversion regimes, no cases required further intervention for CSF fistulae repair (including for pleural CSF effusion), wound breakdown or infection.

CONCLUSIONS: Patient-specific cerebrospinal fluid drainage may be a useful tool in the management of high-flow intra-operative and post-operative CSF leaks during complex spinal surgery. These systems may reduce post-operative CSF leakage from the wound or into adjacent body cavities. Further larger studies are needed to evaluate the comparative benefits and cost-effectiveness of this approach.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Enthalten in:

British journal of neurosurgery - (2024) vom: 04. Jan., Seite 1-9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Khan, Danyal Z [VerfasserIn]
Tariq, Kanza [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Keng Siang [VerfasserIn]
Dyson, Edward W [VerfasserIn]
Russo, Vittorio [VerfasserIn]
Watkins, Laurence D [VerfasserIn]
Russo, Antonino [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CSF leak
Cerebrospinal fluid production rate
Journal Article
Spinal closure
Surgical innovation

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Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1080/02688697.2023.2290101

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366653423