The effects of reverse trendelemburg position during intracranial neurosurgery on brain hydrodynamics and hemodynamics: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background And Objectives: The reverse Trendelenburg position (rTP) tends to reduce jugular bulb pressure (JBP) and intracranial pressure (ICP), and thus improves the operative conditions by increasing brain relaxation. However, through simultaneous decreases in MAP, the cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) can theoretically decrease, remain unchanged, or increase. We aim to evaluate the effects of rTP on ICP, MAP, JBP, and CPP in intracranial neurosurgery in order to determine the optimal degree of rTP to provide best operating conditions.

The impact of neuroendoscopic drainage in intraventricular hemorrhage: an updated meta-analysis.

External ventricular drainage (EVD) is a mainstay for intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) treatment, improving ventricular clearance and reducing mortality but with suboptimal complications and morbidity. Meanwhile, several studies have shown that neuroendoscopic drainage (NED) provides superior results and is a promising therapy. Thus, we aimed to compare NED and EVD in patients with IVH.

Pembrolizumab in gestational trophoblastic neoplasia: Systematic review and meta-analysis with sub-group analysis of potential prognostic factors.

Objective: To assess the performance of pembrolizumab for the treatment of Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia (GTN).

Methods: The Medical Subject Headings related to immunotherapy/pembrolizumab and GTN were used alone or in combination to retrieve relevant articles. The authors searched in EMBASE, MEDLINE/PubMed, Elsevier's Scopus, and Web of Science until November/2024.

Predicting major adverse cardiovascular events after orthotopic liver transplantation using a supervised machine learning model: A cohort study.

Background: Liver transplant (LT) patients have become older and sicker. The rate of post-LT major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) has increased, and this in turn raises 30-d post-LT mortality. Noninvasive cardiac stress testing loses accuracy when applied to pre-LT cirrhotic patients.

Repercussions of the Emergency neurological life support on scientific literature: a bibliometric study.

Background:  In 2012, the Neurocritical Care Society launched a compilation of protocols regarding the core issues that should be addressed within the first hours of neurological emergencies - the (ENLS).

Objective:  We aim to evaluate this repercussion through a bibliometric analysis.

Methods:  We searched Scopus on October 2022 for articles mentioning ENLS.

Publication Trends of Research on Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Literature.

Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the trends in publications on intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy.

Methods: We searched Elsevier's Scopus database in February 2022 to find articles focused on ITB therapy. Data extracted included citation count, publication year, author's country and income category, journal and its 5-year impact factor, research type, disease requiring ITB, and target population.

Immunotherapy in the treatment of chemoresistant gestational trophoblastic neoplasia - systematic review with a presentation of the first 4 Brazilian cases.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of immunotherapy for GTN treatment after methotrexate-resistance or in cases of multiresistant disease, through a systematic review, as well as to present the first 4 Brazilian cases of immunotherapy for GTN treatment.

Methods: Three independent researchers searched five electronic databases (EMBASE, LILACS, Medline, CENTRAL and Web of Science), for relevant articles up to February/2023 (PROSPERO CRD42023401453). The quality assessment was performed using the Newcastle Ottawa scale for case series and case reports.

The Author Impact Factor as a Metric to Evaluate the Impact of Neurosurgical Researchers.

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the Author Impact Factor (AIF) as a useful metric and as a complement to the h-index among neurosurgical researchers.

Methods: The 5-year AIF and h-index were compared among 3 groups of researchers: 1) the 100 most prolific of all time within general neurosurgical journals ("Experienced"), 2) the 100 most prolific during the 2015-2019 period within general neurosurgical journals ("Trending Group"), and 3) the 100 postgraduation year 7 neurosurgical residents with the highest h-index ("Amateur").

Results: The Amateur group had a lower median h-index than the Experienced (6 vs.

Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding the use of clinical practice guidelines among spine surgeons in Latin America.

Background: Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) are invaluable tools to assure evidence-based spine surgery care. In this study, we aimed to identify perceptions, barriers, and potential determinants for the use of CPG among Latin American spine surgeons.

Methods: A 28-item questionnaire regarding the use of CPGs was sent to the members of AO Spine Latin America.

Demoralization, depression and anxiety in postpartum women of culturally and linguistic diverse backgrounds in Australia.

Introduction: The present study aims to investigate whether mothers from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds present with higher levels of demoralization in comparison with their non-minority counterparts, and to explore potential correlations between demoralization and anxiety as well as depression in the same sample of mothers.

Methods: Women admitted to a public tertiary care teaching hospital were invited to participate in the study within 24-48 hours following delivery. The study compared women who did not regard English as their main spoken language to native English-speaking women.