Neurosurgery
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Multicenter Study
Prospective Multicenter Assessment of All-Cause Mortality Following Surgery for Adult Cervical Deformity.
Surgical treatments for adult cervical spinal deformity (ACSD) are often complex and have high complication rates. ⋯ All-cause mortality at a mean of 1.2 yr following surgery for ACSD was 9.2% in this prospective multicenter series. Causes of death were reflective of the overall high level of comorbidities. These findings may prove useful for treatment decision making and patient counseling in the context of the substantial impact of ACSD.
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The Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) scale is a novel quantitative scale measuring maximal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) thickness to predict delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI). This scale could replace the Fisher score, which was traditionally used for DCI prediction. ⋯ This multicenter external validation analysis confirms that patients with a higher BNI grade show a significantly higher risk for DCI; high BNI grade was a predictor for unfavorable outcome at discharge and 1FU.