2020
Laser interstitial thermal therapy for treatment of cerebral radiation necrosis
Hong CS, Beckta JM, Kundishora AJ, Elsamadicy AA, Chiang VL. Laser interstitial thermal therapy for treatment of cerebral radiation necrosis. International Journal Of Hyperthermia 2020, 37: 68-76. PMID: 32672119, DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2020.1760362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaser interstitial thermal therapyInterstitial thermal therapyRadiation necrosisRecurrent tumorsCerebral radiation necrosisPeri-operative morbidityBrain metastasis patientsFirst-line therapyAlternative surgical optionReal-time imaging guidanceOpen surgical resectionPersistence of symptomsTreatment of patientsDeep-seated lesionsTissue inflammatory responseAmenable lesionsChronic steroidsBrain metastasesMetastasis patientsSurgical resectionSymptomatic patientsMedical managementSurgical optionsSurgical historyIntracranial pathology
2009
Postoperative Management in the Neurosurgical Critical Care Unit
Redmond A, Chiang V. Postoperative Management in the Neurosurgical Critical Care Unit. 2009, 294-307. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511635434.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeurosurgical critical care unitBaseline medical conditionsCritical care unitsPremorbid medical conditionsCare unitNeurosurgical patientsMedical conditionsNeurosurgical diseasesGoals of careEffects of anesthesiaFamily membersPostoperative complicationsFatal complicationMost complicationsPostoperative patientsPostoperative changesPostoperative managementIntraoperative morbiditySurgical historyMedical recordsOperative procedureClinical conditionsMortality ratePatientsAnesthesia