Abstract:Objective To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of intrathecal injection of vancomycin and meropenem in patients with intracranial infection after hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage. Methods A total of 62 patients with intracranial infection after hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage treated in our hospital from February 2016 to February 2019 were divided into two groups. On the basis of continuous lumbar cistern drainage, vancomycin group (n = 31) was given intrathecal injection of vancomycin, while meropenem group (n = 31) was treated with meropenem intrathecal injection. The changes of protein, white blood cell, glucose and related inflammatory indexes in cerebrospinal fluid and the occurrence of adverse reactions were observed. Results The differences of the levels of protein and glucose and white blood cell count before and after the treatment in vancomycin group were significantly higher than those in meropenem group (P < 0.05). The differences of the levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and C-reactive protein (CRP) in cerebrospinal fluid, procalcitonin (PCT) and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) in serum before and after the treatment in vancomycin group were significantly higher than those in meropenem group (P < 0.05). The overall effective rate of vancomycin group after treatment was higher than that of meropenem group (P < 0.05). However, there was no significant difference between vancomycin group and meropenem group in the incidence of adverse reactions (P > 0.05). Conclusion Compared with meropenem intrathecal injection, intrathecal injection of vancomycin in patients with intracranial infection after hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage can significantly alter the contents of protein and glucose and white blood cell count in cerebrospinal fluid, with a better anti-inflammatory effect, a higher effective rate, and less adverse reactions.