Pituitary metastases: a case series and scoping review.

Purpose: To understand the natural history and optimal treatment strategy for pituitary gland metastasis.

Methods: We performed both a retrospective chart review of patients treated at our institution and a scoping review of the topic.

Results: The retrospective review identified seven patients with an average age of 59.

Acute ischemic stroke outcomes in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Although patients with COVID-19 have a higher risk of acute ischemic stroke (AIS), the impact on stroke outcomes remains uncertain.

Aims: To determine the clinical outcomes of patients with AIS and COVID-19 (AIS-COVID+).

Methods: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.

Clinical Outcomes and Costs of Recurrent Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review.

Objective: Recurrent stroke patients suffer significant morbidity and mortality, representing almost 30% of the stroke population. Our objective was to determine the clinical outcomes and costs of recurrent ischemic stroke (recurrent-IS).

Methods: Our study protocol was registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (CRD42020192709).

Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy on Kidney Disease in HIV Infected Individuals - A Qualitative Systematic Review.

Kidney disease is the fourth most common cause of non-AIDS-related mortality in people living with HIV. Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) remains the cornerstone of treatment. However, little is known about the impact of cART on disease outcomes in patients with HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) and HIV-immune complex kidney disease (HIVICK).

Postoperative CT scans after resection of brain metastases: neurosurgical routine or added value?

Background: Metastasis is the most common brain tumor in adults. It is the standard of care at most North American centers to obtain an early postoperative imaging after their resection. However, the necessity of this practice in the absence of a new postoperative deficit remains unclear.

Diving Under the SuRRFace: Achieving More Than Just Compliance with ACGME Scholarly Activity Mandate.

Objective: To determine if building a digital technology supported infrastructure improves general surgery residents' confidence to conduct clinical research.

Design: We developed and introduced a multimodal virtual Surgery Resident Research Forum (SuRRF) in July 2019. An anonymized survey asked residents to rate their confidence using a five-point Likert scale in various fields pre- and post-intervention.

Illness perception in patients with chronic kidney disease and kidney failure: a scoping review protocol.

Introduction: Patient education is a crucial component in the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, many education programmes do not tailor to patients' disease-related belief and emotional reactions. According to Leventhal's self-regulation model, such beliefs and reactions, known as illness perceptions, are a part of patients' understanding of their disease and treatment-related actions. The existing research of illness perception in the field of nephrology has been heterogenous in terms of study outcomes and in study population; and the evidence of how illness perceptions affect behavioural and decisional outcomes is limited.