Long-Term Video Electroencephalographic Monitoring in <30-Week Gestational Age Infants With High-Grade Intraventricular Hemorrhage.

Background: Despite recognizing high seizure risk, the current consensus guidelines on evaluating seizures in preterm neonates are based on limited data. We chose to investigate the seizure risk in high-risk preterm (<30 weeks gestation) asymptomatic (without a clinical concern for seizures) infants with high-grade intraventricular hemorrhage who underwent long-term video electroencephalographic monitoring.

Methods: We performed a comprehensive retrospective review on all infants of <30-week gestational age admitted to the University of Alabama at Birmingham Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit from June 2018 to October 2022.

Correction to: Perioperative Stroke and Thirty-Day Hospital Readmission After Cardiac Surgeries: State Inpatient Database Study.

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Perioperative Stroke and Thirty-Day Hospital Readmission After Cardiac Surgeries: State Inpatient Database Study.

Background: Readmission rates are an important metric for evaluating healthcare quality. Stroke is a major complication following cardiac surgery. Our study aimed to evaluate the frequency and predictors of 30-day unplanned hospital readmission after cardiac surgeries and to evaluate the impact of perioperative stroke on readmission.

Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) White Matter Hyperintensities in Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome With or Without Migraine.

Background: Cyclic vomiting syndrome is classified as a possible subset of migraine. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of white matter hyperintensities are well documented in migraineurs, but not in patients with cyclic vomiting syndrome. This study focuses on white matter hyperintensities in children with cyclic vomiting syndrome.

Postoperative Neurological Complications Following Revision Spine Surgery: A State Inpatient Database Analysis.

Background: Postoperative neurological complications after spine surgery can result in increased mortality and morbidity. Despite the introduction of new spinal implants and surgical technology, reoperation rates have remained stable over recent years. Understanding the reasons for revision (refusion) surgery and the risk of neurological complications can assist in developing more effective screening protocols for repeat surgeries and early detection of potential neurological complications.

Perioperative stroke-related mortality after non-cardiovascular, non-neurological procedures: A retrospective risk factor evaluation of common surgical comorbidities.

Background: Perioperative stroke-related mortality in the non-cardiovascular, non-neurological surgery population is an uncommon, yet devastating outcome. A combination of emboli and hypoperfusion may cause large vessel occlusions leading to perioperative strokes and mortality. Identifying independent risk factors for perioperative stroke-related mortality may enhance risk-stratification algorithms and preventative therapies.

Perioperative Stroke and Readmissions Rates in Noncardiac Non-Neurologic Surgery.

Background And Aim: Perioperative stroke is a feared and potentially disastrous complication of surgery. Postdischarge care, specifically hospital readmissions, can significantly impact postsurgical recovery and provides a useful metric for quality care. Our primary aim was examining 30-day readmissions for patients who had a perioperative stroke undergoing noncardiac non-neurosurgery.

Independent Predictors of Perioperative Stroke-Related Mortality after Cardiac Surgery.

Background And Purpose: Perioperative stroke remains a devastating complication after cardiac surgery and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Despite the significant contribution of stroke to perioperative mortality, risk factors for perioperative stroke-related mortality have not been well characterized. Our aim was to identify independent predictors of perioperative stroke-related mortality after cardiac surgery, using the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) database which provides information on cause of death.

Diurnal, weekly and seasonal variations of chest pain in patients transported by emergency medical services.

Objectives: Chest pain is among the leading causes for emergency medical services (EMS) activation. Acute myocardial infarction (MI) is not only one of the most critical aetiologies of chest pain, but also one of few conditions encountered by EMS that has been shown to follow a circadian pattern. Understanding the diurnal relationship between the inflow of chest pain patients and the likelihood of acute MI may inform prehospital and emergency department (ED) healthcare providers regarding the prediction, and hence prevention, of dire outcomes.

Perioperative stroke associated in-hospital morbidity and in-hospital mortality in common non-vascular non-neurological surgery.

Perioperative stroke in non-vascular, non-neurological surgery is a potential cause of high levels of in-hospital morbidity and mortality. Although, perioperative stroke following non-vascular and non-neurological surgery is a relatively infrequent event; high surgical volume results in thousands of patients experiencing neurological deficits. We aim to determine if perioperative stroke is an independent risk factor for 30-day in-hospital morbidity and mortality following common non-vascular non-neurological surgery.