Ensuring Neurosurgical Equity: Setup for Safe Ventricular Endoscopy and Predictors of Clinical Outcome in a Resource-Limited Health Care System.

Background: Neuroendoscopic surgeries require specialized equipment, which may not be universally available or equitably distributed in most neurosurgical units of resource-limited healthcare systems. This review reports on the use of locally available resources to perform safe ventricular endoscopic surgeries in patients with hydrocephalus and cystic craniopharyngioma in a resource-limited healthcare system.

Methods: This study described the use of locally available resources to perform intraventricular endoscopic surgeries and retrospectively reviewed a 3-year outcome of these surgeries.

Clinical Characteristics and Challenges of Management of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in a Trauma Center of a Developing Country.

 Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is a major burden in trauma care worldwide. Most victims are young, and the injury results in economic loss and psychological and social burden on the individual and the society. The outcome depends on the severity of primary spinal cord injury, interventions to prevent secondary insults to the damaged cord, and access to a specialized care.