2015
Screening for Pediatric Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: Review of Literature and a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Malhotra A, Wu X, Kalra VB, Goodman TR, Schindler J, Forman HP. Screening for Pediatric Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: Review of Literature and a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2015, 50: 1751-1757. PMID: 26546389, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt cerebrovascular injuryPediatric blunt cerebrovascular injurySelective computed tomography angiographyComputed tomography angiographyOptimal imaging strategyCost-effectiveness analysisAnticoagulation therapyCerebrovascular injuryManagement of BCVIAppropriate anticoagulation therapyHigh-risk patientsHigh-risk factorsImaging strategiesPossible screening strategiesReview of literatureSelective anticoagulationPediatric patientsAnticoagulation complicationsTomography angiographySystematic reviewPatientsSocietal perspectiveCost-effective strategyData extractionScreening strategy
2012
Decompressive hemicraniectomy for ischemic stroke in the pediatric population
Omay SB, Carrión-Grant GM, Kuzmik GA, Fu M, Grant R, Schindler JL, Diluna ML, Duncan CC, Bulsara KR. Decompressive hemicraniectomy for ischemic stroke in the pediatric population. Neurosurgical Review 2012, 36: 21-25. PMID: 22886322, DOI: 10.1007/s10143-012-0411-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDecompressive hemicraniectomyPediatric populationAdult patientsSpace-occupying hemispheric infarctionMaximal medical therapyMalignant strokeHemispheric infarctionIschemic strokeSymptom onsetMedical therapyPediatric patientsPoor prognosisTreatment optionsPediatric literatureFatality ratePatientsAdult populationPediatric interventionsPositive outcomesOptimal timingHemicraniectomyReasonable outcomesOutcomesStrokeCurrent literature