PURPOSE: The purpose of this article is to update the neurosurgical community on the
expanding field of surgical robotics and to present the design of a novel neurosurgical prototype. …

Technological developments in imaging guidance, intraoperative imaging, and microscopy
have pushed neurosurgeons to the limits of their dexterity and stamina. The introduction of …

The abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a state of serious organ dysfunction resulting
from sustained increases in intraabdominal pressure (IAP), most obviously affecting the …

… There was no significant difference in SOFA scores between baseline and 24 (P = 0.78)
or 48 hours (P = 0.71) between patients randomized to the ABThera versus Barker's vacuum …

Background Severe complicated intra-abdominal sepsis (SCIAS) has an increasing incidence
with mortality rates over 80% in some settings. Mortality typically results from disruption of …

… A complete case analysis was performed, and we considered a P < 0.05 to be statistically …
between ONSD and ICP by timing of the CT scan (P-interaction = 0.07). In order to ensure that …

Introduction: Technologies such as microscopy have pushed surgeons to the limits of their
dexterity and endurance. Robotic advances such as tremor filtration and motion scaling permit …

BACKGROUND: Alpine skiing and snowboarding are popular winter sports in Canada. Every
year participation in these activities results in traumatic injury. The purpose of this study …

BACKGROUND: Intra-abdominal hypertension affects multiple organ systems. Current
measurement standard requires supine positioning, which jeopardizes patient safety by …

… Although standard systemic bio-mediator levels were not statistically different nor was
peritoneal fluid drainage, the 90-day survival rate was higher in the NPPT group (P = 0.04) [35]. A …