Predictors of Citations in Neurosurgical Research.

Objective: The number of citations an article receives is an important measure of impact for published research. There are limited published data on predictors of citations in neurosurgery research. We aimed to analyze predictors of citations for neurosurgical articles.

Utility of cerebrospinal fluid lactate in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Background: An external ventricular drain (EVD) treats hydrocephalus in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). This study examines the utility of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) lactate collected from an EVD as a proposed biomarker to predict patient outcome and vasospasm/delayed cerebral ischemia.

Methods: Consecutive adults admitted to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center from 2010 to 2015 with aSAH were identified through the electronic medical record, and clinical variables were collected and analyzed for correlation with incidence of vasospasm and discharge outcome.

A Pilot Study of the Level of Evidence and Collaboration in Published Neurosurgical Research.

Objective: Large-scale studies analyzing neurosurgical published research are lacking. This pilot study was designed to assess feasibility of an ongoing annual neurosurgical literature and research analysis of published articles in English-language neurosurgery journals.

Methods: All scientific articles published during 2015 in the print version of 14 English-language neurosurgery journals were reviewed individually.