Cerebrospinal fluid shunting for the management of cryptococcal meningitis: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This scoping review aimed to describe studies that evaluate the management of cryptococcal meningitis (CM) using cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts, types of shunts used, and clinically relevant patient outcomes.

Methods

We searched in the following databases: PubMed, Web of Science/Core collection, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and clinicaltrials.gov on 1 April 2022. We included two-arm and one-arm cohort studies that evaluated clinically relevant patient outcomes. Case reports were used to describe the type of CSF shunts used and the rationale behind its selection. The selection and extraction processes were independently performed by two authors.

Results

This study included 20 cohort studies and 26 case reports. Only seven cohort studies compared two groups

SUBMITTER: Cornejo-Venegas G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10851763 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature