2017
SURG-21. LASER ABLATION IN STEREOTACTIC NEUROSURGERY (LAISE): A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF LITT FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED AND RECURRENT GLIOBLASTOMAS (GBMS)
Sloan A, Tatter S, Mohammadi A, Judy K, Prabhu S, Lovick D, Chamoun R, Chiang V, Leuthardt E. SURG-21. LASER ABLATION IN STEREOTACTIC NEUROSURGERY (LAISE): A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF LITT FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED AND RECURRENT GLIOBLASTOMAS (GBMS). Neuro-Oncology 2017, 19: vi239-vi240. PMCID: PMC5693007, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nox168.977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecurrent GBMLaser interstitial thermotherapyRecurrent glioblastomaMulti-institutional retrospective analysisMedian ICU stayMedian overall survivalMedian patient ageTime of diagnosisLarger median volumeECOG statusICU stayConsecutive patientsOverall survivalPatient ageUnresectable tumorsRetrospective seriesMale genderTotal stayMedian volumeRetrospective analysisInvasive proceduresOutcome differencesBrain tumorsNewly DiagnosedPatients
2000
Toward more rational prediction of outcome in patients with high-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Chiang V, Claus E, Awad I. Toward more rational prediction of outcome in patients with high-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurgery 2000, 46: 28-35; discussion 35-6. PMID: 10626932, DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200001000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlasgow Coma ScaleHigh-grade subarachnoid hemorrhageWorse clinical gradeSubarachnoid hemorrhageHess scaleOutcome predictionWFNS scaleMultivariate analysisPoor outcome groupGlasgow Outcome ScaleClinical grading scaleNeurological Surgeons (WFNS) scalePretreatment gradeComa ScaleConsecutive patientsKarnofsky scalePoor outcomeSingle institutionAccurate outcome predictionClinical examinationOutcome ScaleFavorable outcomeMental statusOutcome groupClinical grade