Neurosurgery
Review: Minimizing SARS-CoV-2 Exposure When Performing Surgical Interventions
28 May, 2020 | 09:42h | UTC
Analysis of Traumatic Brain Injury Lesions on Head CT Using Deep Learning
26 May, 2020 | 09:23h | UTCCommentaries: Deep learning: a turning point in acute neurology – The Lancet Digital Health
AI successfully used to identify different types of brain injuries – University of Cambridge AND Deep learning automatically measures key features of TBI – Health Imaging
Randomized Trial: Beta-Blocker Therapy Promising in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
29 Apr, 2020 | 04:47h | UTCRelated Meta-Analysis: Beta-Blockers and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Annals of Surgery
“We recommend further high-quality trials to answer questions about the mechanisms of action, effectiveness on subgroups, dose-response, length of therapy, functional outcome, and quality of life after β-blocker use for TBI” (from the 2017 meta-analysis above)
Review: Surgery for Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage
10 Mar, 2020 | 10:21h | UTCSurgery for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage – Critical Care (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Hippocampal Avoidance During Whole-Brain Radiotherapy for Patients with Brain Metastases
10 Mar, 2020 | 10:17h | UTCHippocampal Avoidance During Whole-Brain Radiotherapy Plus Memantine for Patients With Brain Metastases: Phase III Trial NRG Oncology CC001 – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Hippocampal avoidance during WBRT reduces risks on NRG Oncology trial – NRG Oncology (free) AND ‘Practice-Changing’ Study on WBRT for Patients With Brain Mets – Medscape (free registration required)
Clinical Update – Preventing Surgical Site Infections: Looking Beyond the Current Guidelines
23 Feb, 2020 | 22:21h | UTCPreventing Surgical Site Infections: Looking Beyond the Current Guidelines – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Guidelines: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 – JAMA Surgery (free) AND Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection – World Health Organization (free) AND Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND APSIC guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infections – Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control (free) AND Intraoperative surgical site infection control and prevention: a position paper and future addendum to WSES intra-abdominal infections guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)
Cohort Study: Maximal Extent of Resection of Contrast-Enhanced and Non–Contrast-Enhanced Tumor and Survival in Patients with Glioblastoma
7 Feb, 2020 | 08:09h | UTCAssociation of Maximal Extent of Resection of Contrast-Enhanced and Non–Contrast-Enhanced Tumor With Survival Within Molecular Subgroups of Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: A Common Rule for Resection of Glioblastoma in the Molecular Era – JAMA Oncology (free) AND Brain tumor surgery that pushes boundaries boosts patients survival – University of California (free) AND More aggressive surgery may improve brain cancer survival – UPI (free)
What is New in Decompressive Craniectomy in Neurological Emergencies: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:28h | UTCWhat is new in decompressive craniectomy in neurological emergencies: the good, the bad and the ugly – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Related Systematic Review: Decompressive Craniectomy for the Treatment of High Intracranial Pressure in Closed Traumatic Brain Injury – Cochrane Library (free article, guideline and randomized trial)
Consensus Statement: A Management Algorithm for Adult Patients with Both Brain Oxygen and Intracranial Pressure Monitoring
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:50h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Long-term Results of Prenatal Repair of Myelomeningocele and School-age Functional Outcomes
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:30h | UTCPrenatal Repair of Myelomeningocele and School-age Functional Outcomes – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Original Study: A Randomized Trial of Prenatal versus Postnatal Repair of Myelomeningocele – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Fetal surgery for spina bifida makes a huge difference 10 years later – News Medical (free) AND Benefits of fetal surgery to repair spina bifida persist through school age – NIH News Releases (free)
Related: Guidelines For Pediatric Myelomeningocele – Congress of Neurological Surgeons (free)
Expert Consensus on the Management of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:24h | UTC
Study Shows Alarming Spike in Electric Scooter Injuries
12 Jan, 2020 | 20:49h | UTCElectric Scooter Injuries and Hospital Admissions in the United States, 2014-2018 – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Urban health scare: E-scooters show alarming spike in injuries – University of California – San Francisco (free) AND Scooter-related injuries are spiking in the United States, study finds – CNN (free) AND Head Injuries Common Among Electric Scooter Riders – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Highlights from the Guidelines for Managing Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Children
10 Jan, 2020 | 08:28h | UTCOriginal Article: New Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (free guideline and news release)
Meta-analysis: Therapeutic Hypothermia Not beneficial for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
8 Jan, 2020 | 21:46h | UTCRelated Randomized Trial: Prophylactic Hypothermia Questioned After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (free study and commentaries)
Systematic Review: Decompressive Craniectomy for the Treatment of High Intracranial Pressure in Closed Traumatic Brain Injury
5 Jan, 2020 | 13:36h | UTCDecompressive craniectomy for the treatment of high intracranial pressure in closed traumatic brain injury – Cochrane Library (free)
Related: Consensus statement from the International Consensus Meeting on the Role of Decompressive Craniectomy in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury – Acta Neurochirurgica (free) AND The Current Status of Decompressive Craniectomy in Traumatic Brain Injury – Current Trauma Reports (free) AND Trial of Decompressive Craniectomy for Traumatic Intracranial Hypertension – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Clinical Update: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in 2019-2020
10 Dec, 2019 | 08:32h | UTCMild Traumatic Brain Injury in 2019-2020 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: Monitoring and Management of Severe Adult Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Polytrauma (several guidelines on the subject)
Editorial: Is Tranexamic Acid Going to CRASH the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury?
10 Dec, 2019 | 08:34h | UTCOriginal Study: Effects of tranexamic acid on death, disability, vascular occlusive events and other morbidities in patients with acute traumatic brain injury (CRASH-3): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial – The Lancet (free study and commentaries)
ASH Guideline: Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Surgical Hospitalized Patients
5 Dec, 2019 | 11:29h | UTCRelated: European guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis – European Journal of Anaesthesiology (comprehensive resource on the subject) AND American Society of Hematology 2018 Guidelines for Management of Venous Thromboembolism: Prophylaxis for Hospitalized and Nonhospitalized Medical Patients (free)
Randomized Trial: Single-Fraction vs. Multifraction Radiotherapy for Spinal Canal Compression from Metastatic Cancer
4 Dec, 2019 | 08:18h | UTCEffect of Single-Fraction vs Multifraction Radiotherapy on Ambulatory Status Among Patients With Spinal Canal Compression From Metastatic Cancer: The SCORAD Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: One dose of radiotherapy as effective as five doses for cancer in the spine – University College London (free)
Guidelines for Safe Transfer of the Brain‐injured Patient: Trauma and Stroke
3 Dec, 2019 | 00:35h | UTCGuidelines for safe transfer of the brain‐injured patient: trauma and stroke, 2019 – Anaesthesia (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
🔐These new @AAGBI and @naccsuk guidelines aim to support the safe transfer between hospitals of patients with a brain injury.
They are essential reading for all doctors working in acute specialties, hospitals, trusts and departments. #FOAMed
🔗https://t.co/8tMCKcXvny pic.twitter.com/qiv9JxU5lR
— Anaesthesia (@Anaes_Journal) December 2, 2019
Guidelines: Monitoring and Management of Severe Adult Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Polytrauma
1 Dec, 2019 | 22:17h | UTCWSES consensus conference guidelines: monitoring and management of severe adult traumatic brain injury patients with polytrauma in the first 24 hours – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) (via @CritCareReviews)
Related: Head injury: assessment and early management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND A management algorithm for patients with intracranial pressure monitoring: the Seattle International Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Consensus Conference (SIBICC) – Intensive Care Medicine (free) AND Management of severe traumatic brain injury (first 24 hours) – Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine (free) AND New Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (free) AND CDC Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among Children (free) AND Italian guidelines on the assessment and management of pediatric head injury in the emergency department – Italian Journal of Pediatrics (free) AND Scandinavian guidelines for initial management of minor and moderate head trauma in children – BMC Medicine (free)
Study: Nonpowder Firearm Injuries to Children Treated in Emergency Departments
27 Nov, 2019 | 07:58h | UTCNonpowder Firearm Injuries to Children Treated in Emergency Departments – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Pediatric eye injuries from nonpowder firearms – Nationwide Children’s Hospital (free) AND BB guns dangerous for kids as they increase risk of eye injuries – News Medical (free) AND Overall childhood injuries from nonpowder firearms are decreasing, eye injuries are increasing – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Related: Neurosurgical Care of Nonpowder Firearm Injuries: A Narrative Review of the Literature – Emergency Medicine International (free)
Systematic Review: Pharmacological Interventions for the Prevention of Acute Postoperative Pain in Adults Following Brain Surgery
22 Nov, 2019 | 08:24h | UTCPharmacological interventions for the prevention of acute postoperative pain in adults following brain surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Preventing pain after brain surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
🆕@Cochrane_ACE REVIEW: 'Pharmacological interventions for the prevention of acute postoperative pain in adults following brain surgery' https://t.co/0jvQhntvfy High-quality evidence supports ⬇️ postoperative pain with NSAIDs, evidence is less certain for other interventions
— Cochrane Anaesthesia & Emergency and Critical Care (@Cochrane_ACE) November 21, 2019
Review: Management of Cervical Spine Trauma in Children
10 Nov, 2019 | 13:05h | UTCManagement of cervical spine trauma in children – European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (free)
CSF-diverting Shunts: Implications for Abdominal and Pelvic Surgeons; A Review and Pragmatic Overview
8 Nov, 2019 | 06:45h | UTC