Neurosurgical robots and ethical challenges to medicine
Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics, 2021 Over the last 20 yr, neurosurgical robots have been increasingly assisting in neurosurgical procedures. Surgical robots are considered to have noticeable advantages over humans, such as reduction of procedure time, surgical dexterity, no experience of ...
A Saniotis, M Henneberg
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Peri-operative fluid management during neurosurgical procedures
Nepal Journal of Neuroscience, 2021 The management of fluids and electrolytes in neurosurgical patients aims to reduce the risk of cerebral oedema, reduce ICP and at the same time maintain haemodynamic stability and cerebral perfusion.
Carlos Darcy Bersot +3 more
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Review of neurosurgical operative procedures in patients in the tenth decade of life
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2020 People over the age of 90 are hospitalized in neurosurgical departments, and the increase of life expectancy is conducive to such cases. Surgical treatment in older people is always at high risk, which may be due to the frailty syndrome that occurs ...
Zygmunt Siedlecki +3 more
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Neurosurgical departments functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic - report
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2021 We present a short article on the actual state of functioning of neurosurgical departments, performing neurosurgical procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic on the example of our department - Department of Neurosurgery, Neurotraumatology and Pediatric ...
Zygmunt Siedlecki +2 more
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Mortality as an indicator of quality of neurosurgical care in England: a retrospective cohort study
BMJ Open, 2022 Objectives Postoperative mortality is a widely used quality indicator, but it may be unreliable when procedure numbers and/or mortality rates are low, due to insufficient statistical power.
David A Cromwell +4 more
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Cerebral arteriovenous malformations : usability of Spetzler-Martin and Spetzler-Ponce scales in qualification to endovascular embolisation and neurosurgical procedure [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose: Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are connected with cerebral haemorrhage, seizures, increased intracranial pressure, headaches, mass effect, and ischaemia symptoms.
Baron, Jan +8 more
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Treating Psychopaths Fairly [PDF]
, 2016 Dietmar Hübner and Lucie White question the ethical justification of employing risky neurosurgical interventions to treat imprisoned psychopaths. They argue that (1) such interventions would confer no medical benefit on the psychopath as there is no ...
Wonderly, Monique
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Comparison of Outcomes in Level I vs Level II Trauma Centers in Patients Undergoing Craniotomy or Craniectomy for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. [PDF]
, 2020 BACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) carries a devastatingly high rate of morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether patients undergoing craniotomy/craniectomy for severe TBI fare better at level I than level II trauma centers in a mature ...
Alali +24 more
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The Inter-Mammary Sticky Roll: A Novel Technique for Securing a Doppler Ultrasonic Probe to the Precordium for Venous Air Embolism Detection. [PDF]
, 2016 Venous air embolism is a devastating and potentially life-threatening complication that can occur during neurosurgical procedures. We report the development and use of the "inter-mammary sticky roll," a technique to reliably secure a precordial Doppler ...
Drummond, John C +5 more
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Suction tube with pressure regulation: technical note
Brazilian Neurosurgery, 2012 We describe a new suction tube for microsurgical procedures which permit a precise control of the pressure of suction. The new device consists of a suction tube connected to a laterally placed sliding bar which progressively opens or closes a leak.
Sebastião Gusmão
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