Enhanced Recovery After Craniotomy: Global Practices, Challenges, and Perspectives.

The global demand for hospital care, driven by population growth and medical advances, emphasizes the importance of optimized resource management. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols aim to expedite patient recovery and reduce health care costs without compromising patient safety or satisfaction. Its principles have been adopted in various surgical specialties but have not fully encompassed all areas of neurosurgery, including craniotomy.

Inter-ethnic marriages and severity of coronary artery disease: A multicenter study of Arabian Gulf States.

Aim: To assess the association of inter-ethnic intra-ethnic marriage with severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) in men undergoing angiography.

Methods: We conducted a prospective multicenter, multi-ethnic, cross sectional observational study at five hospitals in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, in which we used logistic regression analysis with and without adjustment for baseline differences.

Results: Data were collected for 1068 enrolled patients undergoing coronary angiography for clinical indications during the period of April 1, 2013 to March 30, 2014.