World Neurosurg
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Review Case Reports
Predictors of Outcome in Non-Traumatic Spontaneous Acute Spinal Subdural Hematoma: Case report and Literature Review.
To analyze the clinical presentation and outcome of nontraumatic spontaneous acute spinal subdural hematoma by observing the predictors of outcome. ⋯ Although mortality and morbidity associated with nontraumatic spontaneous acute spinal subdural hematoma has decreased during the last 2 decades, the disease still carries a mortality rate of approximately1.3% and a morbidity (permanent neurologic deficits) rate of 28%. The main factors affecting the outcome are neurologic status at presentation and coagulopathies.
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Comparative Study
Cost analysis of spinal versus general anesthesia for lumbar discectomy and laminectomy spine surgery.
Lumbar spine surgery can be performed using various anesthetic modalities, most notably general or spinal anesthesia. Because data comparing the cost of these anesthetic modalities in spine surgery are scarce, this study asks whether spinal anesthesia is less costly than general anesthesia. ⋯ When comparing the benefits of spinal and general anesthesia, spinal anesthesia is less costly when used in patients undergoing lumbar diskectomy and laminectomy spine surgery.