Canadian consensus statement: enhanced recovery after surgery in bariatric surgery.

Background: In Canada, bariatric surgery continues to remain the most effective treatment for severe obesity and its comorbidities. As the number of bariatric surgeries continues to grow, the need for consensus guidelines for optimal perioperative care is imperative. In colorectal surgery, enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols were created for this purpose.

Symptomatic spinal arachnoid cysts: report of two cases with review of the literature.

Study Design: Two unusual cases of intradural extramedullary noncommunicating arachnoid cysts are presented, with a review of literature.

Objective: To assess surgical excision results in the reversal of symptoms and neurologic deficits.

Summary Of Background Data: Most patients harboring arachnoid cysts are asymptomatic.

Treatment of chronic pain with spinal cord stimulation versus alternative therapies: cost-effectiveness analysis.

Objective: There is limited available research measuring the cost-effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation (SCS), compared with best medical treatment/conventional pain therapy (CPT). The purpose of this study was to tabulate the actual costs (in Canadian dollars) for a consecutive series of patients treated with SCS in a constant health care delivery environment and to compare the costs with those for a control group treated in the same controlled environment.

Methods: We present a consecutive series of 104 patients with failed back syndrome.