Influence of the living Pareto chart and data transparency on patient outcomes in neurosurgery.

Objective: Quality improvement (QI) tools are increasingly being used to calibrate healthcare quality. Achieving healthcare quality is essential, as there is a movement toward value-based healthcare delivery. Visual management, such as a living Pareto chart, is a strategy for improvement within the QI framework.

Torcular pseudomass in a 14-month-old child: illustrative case.

Background: "Torcular pseudomass," or redundant soft tissue in the torcular region, is not an infrequent incidental finding on advanced imaging of the brain in infants and young children. It was recently codified among pediatric neuroradiologists; however, its report in the pediatric neurosurgical community has not previously been elucidated.

Observations: The authors present a case of a 14-month-old child who presented with fever and a first-time seizure.