Neurosurgery
RCT – 2ry Analysis | Elevated intracranial bleeding risk with low-dose aspirin in older adults
27 Jul, 2023 | 13:09h | UTCSee also: Visual Abstract
News Release: Low dose aspirin won’t help some older adults trying to avoid a stroke: study – Monash University
Commentary: Daily aspirin doesn’t prevent strokes in older, healthy people after all – The Conversation
Original Study: Randomized Trial: Effect of Aspirin on All-Cause Mortality in the Healthy Elderly
Related Guideline: USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease.
Related Randomized Trials:
Randomized Trial: Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Randomized Trial: Effects of Aspirin for Primary Prevention in Persons with Diabetes
Related Meta-Analysis:
Meta-Analysis: Efficacy and Safety of Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events
Related Opinions:
Aspirin for Primary Prevention: Is This the End of the Road?
Evidence evolving on aspirin as prevention – ACP Internist
#347 USPSTF Update: Aspirin for Primary Prevention of CVD – The Curbsiders
Prospective Study | Intelligence likely remains intact after pediatric concussion
20 Jul, 2023 | 11:06h | UTCIQ After Pediatric Concussion – Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries:
IQ After Pediatric Concussion: Clinical Considerations – Pediatrics
No Evidence Seen for Differences in IQ After Pediatric Concussion – HealthDay
Concussions do not affect IQ in children, study finds – News Medical
Subarachnoid hemorrhage | ED presentation, evaluation, and management
11 Jul, 2023 | 13:49h | UTCSubarachnoid hemorrhage: ED presentation, evaluation, and management – emDocs
Related:
AHA/ASA Guideline for the management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Cohort Study | Significant traumatic brain injury rates in e-scooter accidents in France
11 Jul, 2023 | 13:36h | UTC
Review | Respiratory challenges and ventilatory management in different types of acute brain-injured patients
3 Jul, 2023 | 14:17h | UTC
Editorial | How to become a good surgeon
22 Jun, 2023 | 15:12h | UTCHow to become a good surgeon – Advances in Ophthalmology Practice and Research
Review | Intracranial pressure monitoring and management in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
22 Jun, 2023 | 15:02h | UTC
RCT | Use of lumbar drains improves 6-month outcomes in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
20 Jun, 2023 | 12:55h | UTCSee also: Visual Abstract
Commentary on Twitter
In this trial, among patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, lumbar drainage improved clinical neurological outcomes at 6 months. https://t.co/SZjuQoGoku pic.twitter.com/szKcZaPL9K
— JAMA Neurology (@JAMANeuro) June 18, 2023
RCT | In chronic subdural hematoma, dexamethasone fails to match surgery for functional outcomes
20 Jun, 2023 | 12:53h | UTCDexamethasone versus Surgery for Chronic Subdural Hematoma – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Dexamethasone Compared to Burr-Hole Drainage for Chronic Subdural Hematoma – HealthDay
Guidelines for the management of trigeminal neuralgia
20 Jun, 2023 | 12:43h | UTCGuidelines for the management of trigeminal neuralgia – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
M-A | Mechanical ventilation in patients with acute brain injury
16 Jun, 2023 | 14:03h | UTC
Consensus Statement | Concussion in sport
15 Jun, 2023 | 15:14h | UTC
RCT | Care bundle with intensive blood pressure control improves outcomes in acute cerebral hemorrhage
30 May, 2023 | 12:04h | UTC
RCT | Preliminary evidence for right median nerve stimulation in awakening from acute traumatic coma
30 May, 2023 | 11:36h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
? Unlocking consciousness: important data on @yourICM but results should be replicated ideally by multicentric trial w blind intervention + including detailed data on WLSM as long-term outcome by validated metric.
?️ https://t.co/nvLl9A84oDRefers to
?️ https://t.co/VifPF3wTvI pic.twitter.com/0Sqpu56Mov— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) May 22, 2023
AHA/ASA Guideline for the management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
29 May, 2023 | 11:16h | UTCTop Things to Know: 2023 Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Guideline – American Heart Association
Commentary on Twitter
2023 Guideline for the Management of Patients With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association https://t.co/IHZRkTR25t@American_Heart @American_Stroke @AHAScience @BrianHoh1 @drdangayach @CPDerdeyn pic.twitter.com/I2JdXnHuXp
— Stroke AHA/ASA (@StrokeAHA_ASA) May 23, 2023
Guideline | Targeted temperature management in intracerebral, subarachnoid hemorrhage and acute ischemic stroke
29 May, 2023 | 10:48h | UTC
Guideline | Assessment and early management of head injury
23 May, 2023 | 13:11h | UTCHead injury: assessment and early management – NICE
Commentary: NICE head injury guidelines 2023: Now who do we scan? – St Emilyn’s
Neurosurgical interventions for cerebral metastases of solid tumors
11 May, 2023 | 11:48h | UTC
Review | Early switch to oral antimicrobials in brain abscess
10 May, 2023 | 15:55h | UTC
ESTES recommendation on thoracolumbar spine fractures
10 May, 2023 | 15:40h | UTC
RCT | Craniotomy and decompressive craniectomy yield comparable outcomes in acute subdural hematoma
2 May, 2023 | 13:51h | UTCDecompressive Craniectomy versus Craniotomy for Acute Subdural Hematoma – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: International study recommends replacing skull section after treatment for a brain bleed – University of Cambridge
Commentary on Twitter
Presented at #AANS2023: In an international trial involving 450 patients with acute subdural hematoma, craniotomy (replacing bone flap) and decompressive craniectomy (removing bone flap) yielded similar disability results at 12 months. https://t.co/KoNebwQIsi#neurosurgery pic.twitter.com/t9E9YZeHyq
— NEJM (@NEJM) April 23, 2023
M-A | Pain management interventions for the treatment of chronic low back pain
2 May, 2023 | 13:26h | UTC
M-A | Efficacy of erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia lumbar surgery
26 Apr, 2023 | 13:53h | UTC
M-A | Surgical versus non-surgical treatment for sciatica
25 Apr, 2023 | 14:39h | UTCEditorial: Early surgery for sciatica – The BMJ
News Release: Surgery for sciatica reduces leg pain and disability, but benefits are short-lived – University of Oxford
Commentary on Twitter
Very low to low certainty evidence suggests that discectomy was superior to non-surgical treatment or epidural steroid injections in reducing leg pain and disability in people with sciatica with a surgical indication, but the benefits reduced over timehttps://t.co/kHL2HBNscF
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) April 19, 2023
Brief Review | Management of pituitary incidentalomas
25 Apr, 2023 | 14:14h | UTCManagement of pituitary incidentalomas – Clinical Medicine Journal