Publications by authors named "Aiden Meyer"
Objective: Spontaneous angiogram-negative nonperimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage (an-NPSAH) can represent a diagnostic and management dilemma. The authors sought to determine radiographic predictors of aneurysmal etiology based on admission noncontrast head CT scans.
Methods: The authors performed a retrospective cohort study of prospectively collected data from consecutive patients who were admitted for spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) with suspected aneurysmal etiology to an academic center from 2016 to 2021.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to find early radiographic signs that could predict persistent hydrocephalus needing a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).
- - Researchers analyzed CT scans from 229 patients and developed a scoring system (CISCO) based on the amount of blood clot in certain brain regions, finding that higher scores were linked to a greater need for VPS.
- - Using CISCO was effective in forecasting VPS requirements, showing better predictive accuracy than other admission indicators, and the authors suggest further research to solidify this tool's utility.
Prescription Opioid Prescribing in Western Europe and the United States.
R I Med J (2013)
March 2020
Pain is universal, yet the prevalence of overdose and treatment of pain varies significantly between the United States (US) and Western Europe. Overdose deaths are seven times more common in the US compared to Western Europe. Cultural perceptions of pain, perception and treatment of opioid use disorder, pharmaceutical advertising, and rates and regulation of prescribing of opioids represent examples of factors that may be related to such differences between the US and Western Europe.
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