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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Sepideh Jahanian, Arman Arghami, Erica D. Wittwer, Katherine S. King, Richard C. Daly, Joseph A. Dearani, Phillip G. Rowse, Juan A. Crestanello, Hartzell Schaff
Summary: This study compared patients undergoing mitral valve repair by open sternotomy and minimally invasive surgery, and found that the minimally invasive surgery group had reduced opioid use but slightly higher pain scores postoperatively. Possible explanations include differences in incision site pain and subjective differences in postoperative pain expectations.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2023)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Andrew S. Chung, Alexander Ballatori, Brandon Ortega, Elliot Min, Blake Formanek, John Liu, Patrick Hsieh, Raymond Hah, Jeffrey C. Wang, Zorica Buser
Summary: Through a review study, it was found that minimally invasive spinal surgeries tend to have lower costs, better surgical outcomes, and faster recovery compared to equivalent open surgical techniques. However, inconsistent cost reporting makes it difficult to determine whether the use of minimally invasive techniques leads to better cost-effectiveness.
GLOBAL SPINE JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
Jia Bin Liu, Jun Long Wu, Rui Zuo, Chang Qing Li, Chao Zhang, Yue Zhou
Summary: By comparing navigation-assisted MIS-TLIF and TLIF, it was found that NM-TLIF is less invasive and yields better symptom relief in the recovery period.
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Ali S. Farooqi, Austin J. Borja, Donald K. E. Detchou, Gregory Glauser, Kaitlyn Shultz, Scott D. McClintock, Neil R. Malhotra
Summary: Increasing duration of overlap before the critical step of surgery is associated with decreased 30-day emergency department visits, but does not predict other short-term outcomes after single-level, posterior-only lumbar fusion.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Jan-Helge Klingler, Christoph Scholz, Marie T. Krueger, Yashar Naseri, Florian Volz, Marc Hohenhaus, Johannes Broenner, Herbert Hoedlmoser, Ronen Sircar, Ulrich Hubbe
Summary: The study compared the radiation exposure of surgeons and patients using FLUORO and NAV intraoperative imaging techniques. The results showed that the average radiation exposure of surgeons was lower in the NAV group without statistical significance and the radiation exposure of the patient was significantly higher in the NAV group.
Review
Orthopedics
Shahswar Arif, Zarina Brady, Yavor Enchev, Nikolay Peev, Elitsa Encheva
Summary: This systematic review evaluated the efficacy of navigation assisted fluoroscopy methods in minimizing radiation exposure to surgeons during minimally invasive spine surgeries. The results showed that modified navigation techniques can significantly reduce operation time, fluoroscopic time, and effective radiation dose compared to conventional methods. However, future randomized controlled trials are needed to strengthen the evidence of their efficacy in reducing radiation-related hazards, as the lack of statistical significance was noted.
ORTHOPAEDICS & TRAUMATOLOGY-SURGERY & RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Khanathip Jitpakdee, Yanting Liu, Dong Hwa Heo, Vit Kotheeranurak, Siravich Suvithayasiri, Jin-sung Kim
Summary: Endoscopic spine surgery (ESS) is a minimally invasive surgical technique that offers comparable efficacy and safety with less collateral damage compared to conventional surgery. This article provides a comprehensive review and updates of ESS, including nomenclature, technical evolution, bibliometric analysis, recent changes in the spine communities, the prevailing of biportal endoscopy, and the future of endoscopic spine surgery.
EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL
(2023)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Elliot H. Choi, Alvin Y. Chan, Andrew D. Gong, Zachary Hsu, Andrew K. Chan, Joshua N. Limbo, John D. Hong, Nolan J. Brown, Brian V. Lien, Jordan Davies, Nihal Satyadev, Nischal Acharya, Chen Yi Yang, Yu-Po Lee, Kiarash Golshani, Nitin N. Bhatia, Frank P. K. Hsu, Michael Y. Oh
Summary: This study found no significant difference in operative outcomes between total and subtotal resection for spinal tumors, but patients undergoing total resection showed slightly better improvement in neurological function compared to those undergoing subtotal resection. Overall, both total and subtotal resection may result in comparable outcomes for patients with spinal tumors, with maximal safe resection being the ideal treatment to provide the greatest chance of long-term benefit.
WORLD NEUROSURGERY
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Chris Lindemann, Patrick Strube, Christian Fisahn, Alexander Holzl, Sebastian Rohe, Mirco Sgroi, Timo Zippelius
Summary: This study investigated the radiation exposure and clinical efficiency of a new low-dose protocol for CT-guided lumbar PRI. The low-dose protocol achieved a 30% reduction in radiation dose compared to the standard protocol, with comparable procedure time and pain-reducing effect.
WORLD NEUROSURGERY
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Khoi D. Than, Vikram A. Mehta, Vivian Le, Jonah R. Moss, Paul Park, Juan S. Uribe, Robert K. Eastlack, Dean Chou, Kai-Ming Fu, Michael Y. Wang, Neel Anand, Peter G. Passias, Christopher Shaffrey, David O. Okonkwo, Adam S. Kanter, Pierce Nunley, Gregory M. Mundis, Richard G. Fessler, Praveen Mummaneni
Summary: Obesity can negatively affect radiographic correction, quality-of-life outcomes, and complications in patients undergoing MIS for ASD.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Shuangjiang Zhang, Lili Wang, Li Bao, Haibo Sun, Fei Feng, Jianlin Shan, Hai Tang
Summary: This study found that patients with rheumatoid arthritis have significantly higher risks of operative complications and infections after spinal surgery. Even when excluding registry data, the results still show that the incidence of complications and infections is greater for the RA group compared to the non-RA group. Surgeons should be aware of these risks and plan spinal operations accordingly for RA patients to minimize complications.
WORLD NEUROSURGERY
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Jacob L. Goldberg, Roger Hartl, Eric Elowitz
Summary: Spinal surgery is shifting towards a minimally invasive paradigm, driven by various factors. Advancements in intraoperative imaging and navigation technologies have enabled the increasing use of minimally invasive surgical techniques. However, patient-specific factors may render minimally invasive approaches unfeasible, prompting researchers to optimize patient selection for optimal outcomes in minimally invasive spinal surgery.
WORLD NEUROSURGERY
(2022)
Review
Oncology
Mirhasan Rahimli, Aristotelis Perrakis, Mihailo Andric, Jessica Stockheim, Mareike Franz, Joerg Arend, Sara Al-Madhi, Mohammed Abu Hilal, Andrew A. Gumbs, Roland S. Croner
Summary: A comparison between robotic and laparoscopic approaches in liver surgery showed no significant difference in resection margin status, but a significantly larger tumor size in the robotic group.
Review
Clinical Neurology
Don Y. Y. Park, Alexander Upfill-Brown, Nora Curtin, Christopher D. D. Hamad, Akash Shah, Brian Kwon, Yong H. H. Kim, Dong Hwa Heo, Cheol Woong Park, William L. L. Sheppard
Summary: Biportal spinal endoscopy is a safe and effective method for treating lumbar spine pathology. This study provides the first comprehensive review and analysis of its postoperative outcomes and complications.
EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Roberto Doria-Medina, Ulrich Hubbe, Christoph Scholz, Ronen Sircar, Johannes Broenner, Herbert Hoedlmoser, Jan-Helge Klingler
Summary: By using a radiation-sparing free-hand technique, 2D-fluoroscopy-guided minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF) can be successfully performed with low radiation exposure to both the surgeon and the patient.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)