International Survey Reveals Opportunities to Improve Tuberculous Meningitis Management and the Need for Standardized Guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a medical emergency, yet there are no standardized treatment guidelines for the medical or neurosurgical management of these patients and little data on neurocritical care. We conducted an international survey to understand current medical and neurosurgical TBM management and resource availability to provide baseline data needed for future multicenter trials addressing unanswered clinical research questions and the establishment of standardized guidelines.

Methods

An online survey of 77 questions covering medical and neurosurgical TBM management aimed at clinicians/nurses treating TBM was distributed as an anonymous link through email invitation, international organizations' membership distribution, and direct links on organizationa

SUBMITTER: Tucker EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7652100 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature