Publications by authors named "S Burton"
Purpose: A majority of published series report on stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for 1-2 contiguous vertebral levels due to concerns regarding setup accuracy and radiation toxicity. This study evaluates patients with metastases spanning ≥ 3 contiguous levels treated with SBRT and augments its findings with a review of other studies investigating multilevel spine SBRT.
Methods: Analysis of a prospectively collected database of 49 patients with 55 metastases spanning ≥ 3 contiguous vertebral levels treated with SBRT at a single institution (2002-2023) was performed.
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- The study examines the use of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders in patients aged 60 and older during out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) in Victoria, Australia, over a 15-year period.
- Of the 47,322 older patients, only 5.7% had DNR orders, and only 12.4% of those orders were communicated to emergency services.
- Bystanders initiated resuscitation in 40% of cases, but only a small fraction of patients transported to the hospital survived, highlighting the need for better communication and respect for patients' wishes regarding DNR orders.
Background And Objectives: The role of radiosurgery in the treatment of benign intracranial tumors is well established. However, there are limited long-term follow-up studies on outcomes after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for benign intradural spinal tumors. In this article, we report a large single-institution experience in using SRS to treat patients with benign intradural tumors of the spine.
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