Articles: treatment.
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To evaluate the incidence, associated factors, clinical course, and management options of subdural hygroma in patients treated for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). ⋯ The clinical course of subdural hygromas in patients treated for aSAH is generally favorable, but occasionally these lesions show progressive enlargement with or without the appearance of midline shift, which requires active management.
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Military-civilian partnerships have built the foundation for US neurosurgery as we see it today. Each conflict throughout history has led to expansion within the field of neurosurgery, benefiting civilian patients and those in uniform. Despite the field's growth during wartime, military neurosurgical case volume declines during peacetime, and as a result, important knowledge gained is at risk of being lost. ⋯ In addition to providing a history of military-civilian partnerships in neurosurgery, we have analyzed the declining case volume trends at a single military treatment facility with neurosurgical capabilities. We compared the case volume of a military neurosurgeon at a civilian partnered location with their previous volume at a military treatment facility and analyzed current trends in wartime readiness by Neurosurgery Knowledge, Skills and Abilities metrics. We believe that military civilian partnerships hold the key to scaffolding the experience to maintain the wartime readiness in the military neurosurgical community.
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Ovarian cancer (OC) is the leading cause of gynecological cancer-related deaths in the United States. The purpose of this study was to evaluate long-term trends in OC incidence and incidence-based mortality rates (IBM) in the U. S. from 1975 to 2018 and to assess the effects of age, period, and cohort factors on OC incidence and mortality using an age-period-cohort model. ⋯ In addition, this study analyzed the changes in trends in OC incidence and mortality by race/ethnicity in the U. S. Monitoring trends in OC incidence and mortality by race/ethnicity can help in the development of targeted prevention and treatment measures.
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To explore the risk factors of residual back pain after percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF). ⋯ Low pre-BMD (pre-bone mineral density), multiple vertebral fractures, posterior fascia injury, cement diffusion volume rate <0.2, facet joint violation and depression were the independent risk factors of residual back pain after PVP.