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Bacterial Meningitis

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Increased ICPSeizuresStroke RiskSepsisHyperthermiaAvoid HypotensionAvoid HypercarbiaImmunocompromiseDelayed EmergenceDroplet Precautions

Pathophysiology

Bacterial meningitis is bacterial infection of the meninges with inflammation of the subarachnoid space. Bacteria arrive by three routes: hematogenous crossing of the blood-brain barrier, which...

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