Put down the Knife : A Fresh Look at Adult Brain Surgery / / Michael H. Brisman

• Autore: Brisman Michael H.
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, , [2023]; ©2023
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (140 pages)
• Disciplina: 617.481
• Soggetto topico: Brain - Surgery; Nervous system - Surgery
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Author -- Part I: General Concepts and Errors in Thought About Adult Brain Surgery -- Chapter 1: General Concepts About Adult Brain Surgery -- Why Adult Brain Surgery Is Different -- Major Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery Interventions -- What Is the Purpose of Adult Brain Surgery? -- General Neurosurgical Insights -- Who Should Be the "Captain of the Ship"? -- Four General Classifications of Brain Surgery -- The Major Flaw in How Most Neurosurgeons View Adult Brain Surgery -- Chapter 2: Errors in Thought About Adult Brain Surgery -- "This Is How I Was Trained" -- "I Have Seen Patients Do Well After This Surgery" -- "The Patient Wanted the Surgery" -- "The Family Wanted Everything Done" -- "We Have Nothing to Lose by Operating" -- "Surgery Is Not Clearly Worse Than the Alternatives" -- "We Were There Anyway" -- "The Brain Issue Was the Presenting Problem, Therefore We Should First Perform Surgery on the Brain" -- "Brain Surgery Should Be Performed Because There Is Brain Edema or Mass Effect" -- "We Need an Invasive Diagnostic Procedure" -- "We Need Tissue" -- "The Tumor Board/Trauma Board/Stroke Board Recommended Surgery" -- "We Need To Do This Procedure to Satisfy Certain Volume Requirements" -- "This Is What Was Said at a National Conference" -- "This Patient Is a Very Important Person (VIP)" -- "This Is How Everyone Is Doing Things" -- Chapter 3: Errors in Thought About Published Studies on Adult Brain Surgery -- The Biases of the Authors -- The Biases of the Editors and Reviewers -- Mistaking "Statistical Significance" with "Clinical Significance" -- Looking at the Wrong Endpoints -- Drawing Conclusions That Do Not Follow from the Study's Results -- Incorrect Assumptions About Lack of Proper Follow-Up Data. ; Assuming That Published Data Is Representative of Typical Results/Not Recognizing the Selection Bias of Published Reports -- Minimizing or Ignoring Significant Complications -- Overstating the Benefits of Surgery -- Not Properly Factoring in Placebo Effects -- Resorting to Meta-analyses -- The Call for Endless Studies -- Not Recognizing That the Operation(s) Was No Better Than Less Risky Alternatives -- Not Recognizing That a Component of a Necessary Operation May Be Unnecessary -- Incorrectly Relying on Other People to Determine If Surgery Was Necessary -- Reliance on Post-Hoc Analyses -- Biases Due to Outside Funding -- Studies That Are Ended Early -- Studies Created to Justify a Preferred Conclusion: "Self-Serving Studies" -- Post-Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc Errors -- Studies with Impossible Results -- The Dismissal of a Large Good Study That Rejects Numerous Weak Studies -- The Study by an Author Who Is Not Familiar with the Alternative Treatments -- Studies with Inadequate Sample Size -- Studies with Inadequate Follow-Up -- Discrediting of Studies by Discrediting the Authors -- Incorrectly Concluding That Non-inferiority Is Validation -- Part II: Specific Conditions for Which Brain Surgery Is Considered -- Chapter 4: Brain Hematomas -- Epidural Hematoma -- Subdural Hematoma: Acute -- Subdural Hematoma: Chronic -- Intracerebral Hematoma -- Intracerebellar Hematoma -- Intraventricular Hematoma -- Chapter 5: Brain Vascular Disease -- Brain Aneurysm: Ruptured -- Brain Aneurysm: Unruptured -- Brain Arteriovenous Malformations and Arteriovenous Fistulae (AVM/AVF): Ruptured -- Brain AVM/AVF: Unruptured -- Cavernous Malformations: Symptomatic -- Cavernous Malformations: Asymptomatic -- Stroke -- Stroke, with Large Vessel Occlusion -- Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) Stroke -- Cerebellar Stroke -- Chapter 6: Brain Trauma -- Traumatic Bleeds/Contusions. ; Penetrating Brain Injuries -- Skull Fractures -- Intracranial Pressure Monitors/"Bolts" -- Craniectomy for Trauma -- Chapter 7: Brain Tumors -- Pituitary Tumors -- Non-secretory -- Secretory -- Prolactinomas -- Cushing's Disease -- Acromegaly/Gigantism -- Pituitary Apoplexy -- Lymphocytic Hypophysitis -- Acoustic Neuromas (Vestibular Schwannomas) -- Brain Meningiomas -- Brain Metastases -- Gliomas: Grades 1, 2, 3, 4 -- Grade 1: Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma (JPA) -- Grade 2: Intermediate Grade Gliomas -- Grade 3: Anaplastic Astrocytoma/High Grade Gliomas -- Grade 4: Glioblastoma/High Grade Gliomas -- Pineal Tumors -- Intraventricular Tumors -- Tumors of the Lateral Ventricle -- Tumors of the Third Ventricle -- Tumors of the Fourth Ventricle -- Hemangioblastoma -- Chapter 8: Brain Cysts -- Arachnoid Cysts -- Pituitary Cysts -- Rathke's Cysts -- Pineal Cysts -- Colloid Cysts -- Neuroglial Cysts -- Chapter 9: Hydrocephalus -- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) -- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension -- Chapter 10: Pain Disorders -- Trigeminal Neuralgia -- Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia -- Occipital Neuralgia -- Pain Procedures for Other Cranio-facial Pains -- Chapter 11: Movement Disorders -- Hemifacial Spasm -- Tremor -- Other Movement Disorders -- Chapter 12: Brain Abscess -- Chapter 13: Chiari Malformation -- Chapter 14: Skull Base Disorders -- Chapter 15: Encephaloceles and Spontaneous CSF Leaks -- Chapter 16: Epilepsy -- Chapter 17: Psychosurgery -- Chapter 18: Non-surgical Management of Neurosurgery Patients -- Non-medical, Non-invasive Treatments -- Medical Management -- Procedures -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Put down the Knife
• ISBN: 3-031-48499-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910799491503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II