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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RETRACTION: Evaluating the Efficacy of Standardized Pressure Ulcer Management Protocols in the Prevention of Pressure Injuries Among Patients Undergoing Neurosurgical Procedures. [PDF]
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Dexmedetomidine for Neurosurgical Procedures [PDF]
Current Anesthesiology Reports, 2013 While earlier clinical investigations focused on characterizing the physiologic effects of dexmedetomidine and its role as a sedative drug in critically-ill patients, newer studies suggest that the alpha 2 adrenergic receptor agonist may have a role as an adjunct in intraoperative neuroanesthesia.
Adam Schwarz +3 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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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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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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Epilepsia Open, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract The International League Against Epilepsy/American Epilepsy Society (ILAE/AES) Joint Translational Task Force initiated the TASK3 working group to create common data elements (CDEs) for various aspects of preclinical epilepsy research studies, which could help improve the standardization of experimental designs.
Eleonora Aronica +6 more
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The ethics of prophylactic antibiotics for neurosurgical procedures [PDF]
Journal of Medical Ethics, 2002 The prophylactic use of antibiotics has become a routine procedure in many areas of medicine. In neurosurgery, however, there is considerable debate over their use in the prevention of postoperative infection. We pose several ethical questions about antibiotic prophylaxis in a neurosurgical setting.
Sean I Savitz +2 more
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Preoperative Assessment of Adult Patients for Intracranial Surgery
Anesthesiology Research and Practice, 2010 The preoperative assessment of the patient for neurosurgical and endovascular procedures involves the understanding of the neurological disease and its systemic presentation, and the requirements of the procedure.
Vanitha Sivanaser, Pirjo Manninen
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Resective Epilepsy Surgery and Respective Histopathological Diagnoses: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2022 Introduction: Over recent decades, brain resection for drug-resistant epilepsy has proven to be a valuable treatment option. The histopathological classification was of paramount value for patient management.
Joana Jesus-Ribeiro +11 more
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