Table 2 Subgroup analysis of meningitis after EIS by type of meningitis and type of surgery
From: Meningitis after elective intracranial surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence
Variable | No. of studies (no. Of patients) | Pooled prevalence (%) (95% CI) | I2 (%) | P-value (Cochran’s Q) | 95% prediction interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aseptic | 11 (2258) | 3.2 (1.3–5.8) | 88 | < 0.01 | 0.0–16.1 |
Bacterial | 9 (7380) | 2.8 (1.5–4.5) | 81 | < 0.01 | 0.0–9.2 |
Aseptic + Bacterial | 7 (7114) | 2.9 (0.8–6.0) | 97 | < 0.01 | 0.0–18.3 |
TR | 55 (17,662) | 1.9 (1.2–2.6) | 89 | < 0.01 | 0.0–9.0 |
VS | 30 (12,988) | 2.0 (1.1–3.0) | 92 | < 0.01 | 0.0–10.1 |
SBM | 9 (717) | 1.3 (0.4–2.5) | 8 | 0.37 | 0.1–3.3 |
HGG | 5 (1708) | 0.7 (0.1–1.8) | 61 | 0.04 | 0.0–5.6 |
MVD | 21 (5701) | 1.2 (0.5–2.0) | 77 | < 0.01 | 0.0–5.9 |
TN | 13 (2505) | 1.6 (0.5–3.0) | 80 | < 0.01 | 0.0–8.9 |
HS | 5 (2614) | 0.6 (0.1–1.4) | 40 | 0.16 | 0.0–3.4 |
AN | 5 (2086) | 0.4 (0.0–2.1) | 68 | 0.01 | 0.0–9.0 |