Neurosurgery
Cost-effectiveness analysis: MRI after a normal CT for cervical clearance in blunt trauma
3 Apr, 2018 | 15:24h | UTCCost-effectiveness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cervical Clearance of Obtunded Blunt Trauma After a Normal Computed Tomographic Finding – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Neck injury follow-up MRI may cost patients thousands in unnecessary exams – HealthImaging (free) AND No Benefit for MRI After Normal Cervical CT in Blunt Trauma – Physician’s Briefing (free)
Secondary Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents 5 to 10 Years After Traumatic Brain Injury
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:06h | UTCSecondary Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents 5 to 10 Years After Traumatic Brain Injury – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Traumatic Brain Injury Tied to Later ADHD in Kids – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Childhood Brain Injuries May be Linked to ADHD Years Later – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND TBI Predisposes Kids To Attention Deficit Problems, Even Years After Injury – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Guideline on Subthalamic Nucleus and Globus Pallidus Internus Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
22 Mar, 2018 | 23:39h | UTCSee also: Executive Summary (free)
Review: Neoplastic meningitis in solid tumors
22 Mar, 2018 | 23:32h | UTC
Guidelines for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:41h | UTC
Review: Transfusion Practices in Traumatic Brain Injury
16 Mar, 2018 | 00:59h | UTCTransfusion practices in traumatic brain injury – Current Opinion in Anesthesiology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Implementation of the 2017 Berlin Concussion in Sport Group Consensus Statement in contact and collision sports
16 Mar, 2018 | 00:57h | UTC
Randomized controled trial: Opioid vs Nonopioid Medications in Patients With Chronic Back Pain or Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis Pain
8 Mar, 2018 | 22:06h | UTCEffect of Opioid vs Nonopioid Medications on Pain-Related Function in Patients With Chronic Back Pain or Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis Pain: The SPACE Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Opioids Don’t Beat Other Medications For Chronic Pain – NPR (free) AND More Data Opioids No Better for Chronic Back, Arthritis Pain – Medscape (free registration required) AND Opioids no better than NSAIDs for chronic back or arthritis pain – Reuters (free)
Related: Opioid Wisely – Choosing Wisely Canada (free) AND Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
Guideline: Fluid therapy in neurointensive care patients
8 Mar, 2018 | 21:41h | UTCFluid therapy in neurointensive care patients: ESICM consensus and clinical practice recommendations – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period) (via @luiscamacho02)
Management of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
8 Mar, 2018 | 20:24h | UTCManagement of traumatic brain injury patients – Synapse (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Post-Traumatic Hypopituitarism—Who Should Be Screened, When, and How?
27 Feb, 2018 | 16:31h | UTCPost-Traumatic Hypopituitarism—Who Should Be Screened, When, and How? – Frontiers in Endocrinology (free)
Research: Incidence of Delayed Intracranial Hemorrhage in Older Patients After Blunt Head Trauma
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:54h | UTCIncidence of Delayed Intracranial Hemorrhage in Older Patients After Blunt Head Trauma – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Repeat Head CT or Admission for Delayed Head Bleed Is Wasteful – NEJM Journal Watch ($)
Research: Bedtime Low Dose Amitriptyline in Chronic Neck Pain
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:44h | UTCRandomized double-blind controlled study of bedtime low dose amitriptyline in chronic neck pain – European Journal of Pain (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Low-dose amitriptyline reduces idiopathic chronic neck pain – Univadis (free registration required)
Are you ready for the ATLS 10th Edition Updates?
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:11h | UTCAre you ready for the ATLS 10th Edition Updates? – emDocs (free)
Related: Infographic: ATLS Trauma Update 2018
FDA authorizes marketing of first blood test to aid in the evaluation of concussion in adults
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:58h | UTCCommentary: FDA approves first blood test to aid in diagnosis of concussions – STAT (free)
Review: Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:48h | UTCPediatric traumatic brain injury – Journal of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: A Systematic Approach to the Unconscious Patient
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:43h | UTCA systematic approach to the unconscious patient – Clinical Medicine (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Development of New Endovascular Devices for Aneurysm Treatment
15 Feb, 2018 | 11:06h | UTCDevelopment of New Endovascular Devices for Aneurysm Treatment – Journal of Stroke (free)
Research: Traumatic Brain Injury and the Risk of Dementia Diagnosis
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:16h | UTCTraumatic brain injury and the risk of dementia diagnosis: A nationwide cohort study – PLOS One (free)
Commentaries: TBI is associated with increased dementia risk for decades after injury – PLOS, via ScienceDaily (free) AND More evidence traumatic brain injuries raise later dementia risk – Reuters (free)
“Using longitudinal, case-control, and sibling-matched analyses of nationwide data from Sweden, Peter Nordström & Anna Nordström describe the association between TBI and dementia, its time course, and the influence of familial factors”. (via @PLOSMedicine see Tweet)
Review – Posttraumatic Delayed Vertebral Collapse: Kummell’s Disease
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:13h | UTC
Systematic Review: Whole Brain Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Multiple Brain Metastases
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:01h | UTCWhole brain radiotherapy for the treatment of newly diagnosed multiple brain metastases – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Guideline: Neuroendovascular Management of Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion
25 Jan, 2018 | 20:58h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Weekend Surgical Care and Postoperative Mortality
23 Jan, 2018 | 16:47h | UTCCommentary: Evidence Supports ‘Weekend Effect’ for Mortality after Surgery – Wolters Kluwer, via NewsWise (free)
“The odds of postoperative mortality were 27 percent higher for patients admitted to the hospital on Saturday or Sunday, compared to those hospitalized on a weekday” (from NewsWise).
Guideline: Management of Pediatric Head Injury in the Emergency Department
23 Jan, 2018 | 16:41h | UTC
Research: New Prognostic Tool for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
23 Jan, 2018 | 13:47h | UTCSee prognostic calculator: Prediction models for 3 month outcome after aSAH