World Neurosurg
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Publication rate can indirectly assess the quality of research presented in scientific meetings. Considering presentations at orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery meetings, 10.5-66% of abstracts are published in scientific journals. Publication rate of abstracts presented at CSS Meetings is unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate the publication rate of abstracts presented at the Canadian Spine Society(CSS) Annual Meetings from 2005to2014. ⋯ The CSS scientific meeting maintain along the years a steady high quality research presentations as manifested by its significant publication rate(54.8%) in medical journals with mean IF of 3.73. In comparison with other spine scientific meetings, publication rates of abstracts presented at CSS meeting is amongst the highest.
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Review Meta Analysis Comparative Study
Comparison of Frame-based vs Frameless Intracranial Stereotactic Biopsy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Frame-based stereotaxy has generally been considered the reference standard for brain biopsies. However, frameless stereotaxy might expedite the efficiency of the clinical work flow. Conflicting findings have been reported regarding the relative efficacy and safety of frame-based and frameless needle biopsy of brain lesions. We performed a meta-analysis of the reported data to compare the relative efficacy, safety, and time efficiency of frame-based and frameless stereotactic needle biopsy. ⋯ The results from our meta-analysis suggest no significant differences exist between frame-based and frameless biopsy in diagnostic yield, morbidity, and mortality. Frameless biopsy is associated with shorter procedural times relative to frame-based biopsy. We have also discussed the relative merits of frame-based and frameless biopsies.
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Review Meta Analysis Comparative Study
Assessing the Difference in Clinical and Radiological Outcomes between Expandable Cage and Non-Expandable Cage among Patients undergoing MIS-TLIF: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Minimally invasive transforaminal interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) has been shown to have excellent outcomes for surgical management of degenerative disc disease. However, the challenge is in addressing coronal imbalance and restoring lumbar lordosis and sagittal alignment. Use of expandable cages in MIS-TLIF has been hypothesized to circumvent this disadvantage. An indirect meta-analysis of the evidence is presented comparing outcomes from expandable cages with those from nonexpandable cages, in patients undergoing MIS-TLIF. ⋯ Our results indicate that there may not be a significant difference in clinical and radiologic parameters between expandable cages and nonexpandable cages among patients undergoing MIS-TLIF, and it is unclear if the higher cost of the expandable cages is justified.
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Review Meta Analysis
Meta-analysis of the prognosis of Different treatments of symptomatic moyamoya disease.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of surgical revascularization versus conservative treatment and different surgical modalities, in order to provide evidence for the patient with moyamoya disease (MMD) to choose the appropriate treatment. ⋯ In patients with symptomatic moyamoya disease, bypass surgery is more effective than conservative treatment to prevent future strokes. In surgical patients, direct bypass seems to reduce the risk of stroke more than an indirect bypass.
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Review Meta Analysis
Predictable Risk Factors of Spontaneous Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery.
The purpose of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis to identify the risk factors for formation of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients after spine surgery. ⋯ A higher rate of postoperative VTE is closely associated with the elderly, longer duration of surgery, thoracolumbar surgery, greater blood loss, and patients with a history of hypertension, preoperative walking disability, or diabetes after spinal surgery; these risk factors should be guarded against.