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Incidence of surgical site infection after craniotomy: comparison between three months and twelve months of epidemiological surveillance

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the incidence of surgical site infection in patients undergoing craniotomy and to compare 12-month and 3-month post-discharge surveillance periods in terms of their impact on the incidence of surgical site infection in those patients. Methods: This was a retrospective c...

The number of burr holes and use of a drain do not interfere with surgical results of chronic subdural hematomas

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (11), 2017
ABSTRACT Burr hole evacuation has been the most frequently-used procedure for the treatment of chronic subdural hematomas (CSDH). Objective: To evaluate whether the use of a drain and/or the number of burr holes for treatment of CSDH modifies the rates of recurrence and complications. Methods: A retros...

Postoperative surveillance in neurosurgical patients - usefulness of neurological assessment scores and bispectral index

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 67 (2), 2017
Abstract Background and objectives: We examined the additive effect of the Ramsay scale, Canadian Neurological Scale (CNS), Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (Nu-DESC), and Bispectral Index (BIS) to see whether along with the assessment of pupils and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) it improved early detection o...

Bitemporal Postoperative Hemorrhage Following Pterional Craniotomy for the Treatment of an Internal Carotid Aneurysm

Arq. bras. neurocir; 36 (1), 2017
Introduction Postoperative hemorrhage is a well-known complication after intracranial surgeries. It usually occurs at the site of the operation; however, there are many reports of cerebellar hemorrhage following supratentorial craniotomies. Despite that, there are only three cases of multiple postoperati...

Diagnostic and prognostic value of procalcitonin for early intracranial infection after craniotomy

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (5), 2017
Intracranial infection is a common clinical complication after craniotomy. We aimed to explore the diagnostic and prognostic value of dynamic changing procalcitonin (PCT) in early intracranial infection after craniotomy. A prospective study was performed on 93 patients suspected of intracranial infection...

Endoscopic endonasal management of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea after anterior clinoidectomy for aneurysm surgery: changing the paradigm of complication management

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (7), 2016
ABSTRACT Resection of the anterior clinoid process results in the creation of the clinoid space, an important surgical step in the exposure and clipping of clinoidal and supraclinoidal internal carotid artery aneurysms. Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea is an undesired and potentially serious complication. ...

Cranioplastias: estratégias cirúrgicas de reconstrução

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 31 (1), 2016
INTRODUÇÃO: As reconstruções dos ossos do crânio podem ser especialmente desafiadoras. Existem três indicações para se realizar uma cranioplastia: readquirir proteção contra traumas, recuperação do contorno craniano e tratamento da síndrome de trefinado. Este trabalho tem como objetivo mostr...

Prototipagem: aplicações na cirurgia crâniomaxilo- facial do Instituto Nacional de Traumatologia e Ortopedia (INTO)- RJ

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 30 (4), 2015
A prototipagem é um processo de construção para obter protótipos físicos a partir de modelos 3D digitais. A introdução da prototipagem na medicina é recente. Caso1 - Paciente de 18 anos portador de defeito craniano de 192 cm2 secundário a uma craniotomia descompressiva. Foi feita uma cranioplast...

Paralisia facial e atrofia do músculo temporal na craniotomia pterional: estudo prospectivo e aleatório da diérese e síntese do retalho em camada única ou dupla
Facial palsy and atrophy of temporal muscle following pterional craniotomy: a prospective randomized study of the one layer versus two layers flap dieresis

Arq. bras. neurocir; 15 (3), 1996
Em estudo prospectivo, pacientes com aneurisma(s) intracraniano(s) foram aleatoriamente tratados pela via pterional através das técnicas de camada única ou diérese cutaneomiofascial (n=36) e a de duas camadas, pela variante interfascial (n=32). O tempo de retraçao do(s) retalho(s) cutaneomuscular, o...