Comparison of different surfaces in resuscitation quality using a real-time feedback device: A manikin study.

Objectives: Delivering chest compressions (CCs) at the targeted depth and rate is a crucial aspect of maintaining the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Although administering CCs on a firm surface is recommended, it may not always be feasible. This study aimed to determine whether the underlying surface affects CC depth and rate using a real-time feedback device.

Platelet mass index, systemic immune-inflammation index, and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as practical markers in childhood brucellosis.

Objective: Brucellosis is a multisystem infectious disease and may cause an increase in acute phase reactants. This study aimed to examine the platelet mass index (PMI), the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) in children with brucellosis and to determine their roles in focal involvement.

Methods: This retrospective observational study included 69 patients with brucellosis and a control group of 69 healthy children.

The Supracerebellar Suprapineal Approach: A Novel Method to Separate Cadaveric Brain Hemispheres and Preserve the Midline Structures.

Objectives: To describe a novel technique for dissecting cadaver brains without damaging medial brain structures and surfaces, ensuring preservation for neuroanatomical study and training.

Methods: Ten adult cadaveric brains were dissected using the supracerebellar suprapineal approach under an operative microscope with 6x to 40x magnification. This approach allowed for the separation of the brain into two hemispheres while providing direct visualization of the third ventricle and preserving midline structures.

External Auditory Canal Transillumination-Guided Middle Fossa Approaches: An Anatomical Feasibility Study.

Background And Objectives: The middle fossa approaches are tremendously versatile for treating small vestibular schwannomas, selected petroclival meningiomas, midbasilar trunk aneurysms, and lesions of the petrous bone. Our aim was to localize the internal acoustic canal and safely drill the petrous apex with these approaches. This study demonstrates a new method to locate the internal acoustic canal during surgery in the middle fossa.

Microsurgical Resection of a Midbrain Cavernous Malformation via the Paramedian Supracerebellar Infratentorial Translateral Mesencephalic Sulcus Approach Using the Dynamic Lateral Semisitting Position: Two-Dimensional Operative Video with 3-Dimensional Anatomical Models.

Brainstem cavernous malformations are relatively rare lesions with a higher tendency of hemorrhage than supratentorial cavernous malformations. Due to the compact arrangement of fiber tracts and nuclei of the region, any hemorrhagic event can cause severe neurological deficits. This eloquent architecture of the area also makes any surgical attempt challenging.