The role of combination surgery and radiotherapy in patients with metastatic spinal cord compression: What are the remaining grey areas? A systematic review.

Objective: Traditional management of patients with metastatic epidural spinal cord compression (MESCC) consists of radiotherapy (RT) with or without surgical decompression. With extensive literature and the introduction of clinical frameworks, such as the neurologic, oncologic, mechanical, and systemic criteria and the epidural spinal cord compression scale, progress has been made in refining the appropriate treatment regimen. In this review, we analyze the existing literature to identify the consensus frameworks and the remaining gaps in clinical knowledge.

Augmented Reality Versus Freehand Spinopelvic Fixation in Spinal Deformity: A Case-Control Study.

Purpose: This study sought to compare screw placement accuracy and outcomes between freehand (FH) and AR-guided pelvic fixation. While pelvic fixation is a critical technique in spinal deformity surgery, S2-alar iliac (S2AI) screw placement poses challenges.

Methods: We conducted a case-control study of 50 consecutive patients who underwent spinopelvic fixation at a single institution.

Survival Factors in 1580 Adults with Spinal Ependymoma: Insights from a Multicenter Oncology Database.

Background: Using a multi-institutional oncology database, we investigate the survival rates and the impacts of demographic, clinical, and management characteristics on overall survival among adult patients diagnosed with spinal ependymoma.

Methods: Utilizing the SEER registry, patients with histologically or radiologically confirmed ependymomas were included. Factors impacting overall survival were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier survival curves and log-rank statistical analyses.

Surgical resection of glioblastoma in the very elderly: An analysis of survival outcomes using the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results database.

Objective: Patients with glioblastoma (GBM) often undergo surgery to prolong survival. However, the use of surgery, and more specifically achieving gross total resection (GTR), in patients >80 years old has yet to be fully assessed. Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database, we aim to assess the efficacy of surgical resection, radiotherapy (RT) and chemotherapy (CT) on overall survival (OS) in very elderly GBM patients compared to elderly counterparts (age 65-79 years).

Evaluation of the Glasgow Coma Scale-Pupils score for predicting inpatient mortality among patients with traumatic subdural hematoma at United States trauma centers.

Objective: The Glasgow Coma Scale-Pupils (GCS-P) score has been suggested to better predict patient outcomes compared with GCS alone, while avoiding the need for more complex clinical models. This study aimed to compare the prognostic ability of GCS-P versus GCS in a national cohort of traumatic subdural hematoma (SDH) patients.

Methods: Patient data were obtained from the National Trauma Data Bank (2017-2019).

Individual-Level Fatality Prediction of COVID-19 Patients Using AI Methods.

The global covid-19 pandemic puts great pressure on medical resources worldwide and leads healthcare professionals to question which individuals are in imminent need of care. With appropriate data of each patient, hospitals can heuristically predict whether or not a patient requires immediate care. We adopted a deep learning model to predict fatality of individuals tested positive given the patient's underlying health conditions, age, sex, and other factors.